“British Columbians are waking up today, imagining if this had been a fully loaded super tanker, and thinking about the devastation it could have done to fishing resources, First Nations communities, and our environment,� Cullen said. “They’re wondering why their prime minister hasn’t yet acted on his solemn promise to protect our coast.�
In November of last year the Trudeau Liberals promised to implement a moratorium on tankers for B.C.’s North Coast, the Prime Minister even included the commitment in his mandate letter to the Minister of Transport. But over the last year Liberals have met with Enbridge seventy-seven times and recently federal officials have gone silent.
“This should be the Liberals’ final wake-up call,� said Cullen. “It’s time for this government to come through on their promise made to British Columbians. It’s time for a permanent crude oil tanker ban on BC’s North Coast.�
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NDP Critic for Canadian Heritage Peter Julian issued the following statement:
"It has come to our attention that a consultant for a federally funded anti-racism project has a disturbing track record of spewing hate speech online against Jewish and francophone communities. This is completely unacceptable. We call on the Minister of Heritage to take drastic action and terminate his contract.
NDP Heritage Critic Peter Julian issued the following statement:
“Today’s announcement by Hockey Canada is another attempt to delay the important and urgent work to deal with the toxic culture in this organization. While a former Supreme Court Justice is a credible appointment to conduct the review into Hockey Canada, this won’t be the first time the organization undergoes this process.
NDP critic for Canadian Heritage, Peter Julian, made the following statement:
“Canadians are horrified by the incidents of sexual assault and by what they’re hearing from Hockey Canada. They are left with many questions about how this toxic culture is allowed to persist in our sports organizations and what the government is actually doing to ensure this doesn’t happen again.