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Busting the business case of a North Coast oil pipeline

Busting the business case of a North Coast oil pipeline

Webinar | Wednesday, November 26 at 1 PM (PT)

Six years ago, after decades of advocacy from First Nations and coastal communities, the federal government banned oil tankers on the North Coast of B.C. The oil tanker ban protects an abundance of whales, fish, birds and plants, important cultural sites, and thousands of local jobs and businesses. It also guarantees that no oil pipelines can be built to B.C.’s North Coast.

Now, this legislation finds itself front and centre with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushing for a new oil pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast and announcing a commitment of $14 million taxpayer dollars to kickstart building it.

But are Canadians prepared to repeal the oil tanker ban and spend billions of taxpayer dollars on this massive project? Join us for a conversation-style webinar where we will challenge the business case of a North Coast pipeline.

Our panelists include Andy Hira, a professor of political science at SFU who will be discussing the financial reality and how this proposed pipeline would affect taxpayers; Doug Neasloss, stewardship director and elected councillor for the Kitasoo/Xaixais Nation who will be talking about the importance of marine protected areas for conservation, sustainability, food security, jobs, and the local economy; and Grace Nosek, a legal scholar focusing on climate misinformation who will talk about the misinformation tactics industry and governments use to push projects like this pipeline forward.

Join us at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, November 26, at 6 p.m. (PT).

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Meet the Speakers

Andy Hira

Andy Hira is a professor of Political Science at Simon Fraser University. His focus is on economic competitiveness studies, with an emphasis on industrial, technology, and energy policy. I am particularly interested in the developing world. More recently, he has been examining how to promote renewable energy and labour rights in the developing world.

Douglas Neasloss

Douglas Neasloss is the visionary elected chief of the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation, and the director of the Nation’s Stewardship Authority. Doug has been at the center of it all when it comes to developing ecotourism in his traditional territory, and ending trophy hunting of bears in the Great Bear Rainforest.

Grace Nosek

Grace Nosek is a legal scholar focusing on climate misinformation, protest, and democracy, as well as a long-time community organizer. She is also the founder and past-student director of the UBC Climate Hub. Her climate emergency work has already resulted in three published novels: the hopeful climate fantasy series Ava of the Gaia trilogy.

Photo Credits: Canva.