Sentences with phrase «tanker ban on»

Two weeks later, Bloomberg noted the federal government is reevaluating its tanker ban on the province's northern coast, which currently bars exports from the Enbridge's proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.

Spotting a powerful wedge issue, Justin Trudeau committed to rejecting the Enbridge pipeline and legislating a crude oil tanker ban on British Columbia's North Coast.

Not exact matches

He insists the refinery could still compete were there no such bitumen tanker ban in place, but that «we think there should be a ban on tanker traffic because it's the right thing to do.»

Wrong on both counts, it seems, because Prime Minister Stephen Harper has shrugged off a 35 - year practice to ban oil tankers plying B.C.'s inside passage.

This work included representing two First Nations in a successful legal challenge to the federal government's approval of Northern Gateway, as well as advocating for a strong federal oil tanker ban law on BC's north coast.

VANCOUVER — The Christy Clark government has asked Ottawa to lift a ban on burning oil to deal with spills, proof that Christy Clark is prepared to do anything to allow a seven-fold increase in tanker traffic on B.C.'s coast, say the...

The OPA's ban on single - hulled tankers forced the Valdez into exile in Europe.

-LSB-...] • Silencing the Scientists (and anyone who disagrees with the Harper Government — also see this post) • Lifting the 40 year ban on tankers on B.C.'s -LSB-...]

Spill response boat sinks as Prime Minister appears to backtrack on tanker ban promise.

The announced ban on tanker traffic carrying crude oil on the north coast represents an opportunity for the government to make it impossible for all practical purposes for the Northern Gateway project to operate.

With the commercial viability of the project seriously in doubt and the federal government's promised legislated tanker ban waiting in the wings, it does feel like this parrot may be on its last legs.