Pipelines – The Oil Sands Dilemma
The scenario that is playing out related to proposed pipelines development is not that dissimilar to the logging protests in the earlier 90’s in B.C.
Most people in this debate are of the opinion pipelines are a bad deal.
Pipelines are Good
Pro-supporters continue to push for the projects based on the jobs created.
We also hear about the magnitude of economic opportunity spinoffs for all of Canada and the United States.
The forest sector used similar arguments in the early 90’s with a negative outcome.
Well, before you laugh and say that the forest sector is not the oil and gas sector, hold onto one thought:
“the forest sector was once the lifeblood of the province of British Columbia”, no different than the Alberta oil sands.
There are some key concepts to consider in First Nations capacity building.
