Trans Mountain shoe is now firmly on Trudeau’s foot
American author Robert Byrne once opined: “Until you’ve walked a mile in another man’s moccasins, you can’t imagine the smell.” It’s time to smell the roses on the Trans Mountain pipeline.
The federal government is about to stumble 1,770 kilometres in the oil industry’s shoes over the Federal Court of Appeal’s decision to revoke approvals for the Trans Mountain expansion to the West Coast.
The court decision has resulted in such a debacle on so many levels it’s hard to know where to begin.
And the repercussions are going to be widespread and profound, not just for the oil and gas industry. We also have to add climate change policy, Indigenous land claims, regulatory issues, budget deficits and, ultimately, national unity to the mix.