WHAT THEY SAID
“Investing in this pipeline is like investing in the horse-andbuggy industry at the advent of the car.” — Andrew Weaver, B.C. Green party leader
“John Horgan has forced Canada to nationalize a project that a private company was willing to build.” — Jordan Bateman, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association
“This is a continued betrayal of promises made to us by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He told Canada’s Indigenous people that our rights would be respected and upheld. He has broken that promise.” — Khelsilem, elected councillor and spokesperson, Squamish First Nation
“It’s appalling that the federal government is willing to spend over $4 billion of our tax dollars to buy a Texas oil company’s pipeline that massively increases climate pollution and puts tens of thousands of jobs and our coast at risk of oil spills.” — Gregor Robertson, mayor of Vancouver
“Something had to happen. … It’s a little confusing that the government felt it needed to nationalize this asset and own it in order to assert what we all thought along the way was its jurisdiction.” — Chris Bloomer. CEO, Canadian Energy Pipeline Association
“Kinder Morgan has pulled an Enron on the federal government, and Canadian taxpayers. … It is almost certain that the final bill to Canadians will be much higher than $4.5 billion, more likely in the $9- to $10-billion range.” — Eugene Kung, staff lawyer, West Coast Environmental Law Association
“We said we would get the pipeline built and we are getting it built. This is a major step forward for every single one of us.” — Rachel Notley, Alberta premier
“No means no — the project does not have the consent it requires, and we will not stand down no matter who buys this ill-fated and exorbitantly priced pipeline.” — Stewart Phillip, grand chief, Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs
“This is a great day for Canada, for our customers, for our employees. We’ve agreed to a fair price for our shareholders and found a way forward for this national interest project.” — Steve Kean, CEO Kinder Morgan
“The federal government has made a choice, a decision that was motivated by the decisions of a private company that gave a deadline, not to me, not to the people of British Columbia, but to someone they characterized as stakeholders.” — John Horgan, B.C. premier
“Actions by the British Columbia government have created mounting political uncertainty and has repercussions on industries across the country. …These are exceptional circumstances and not the norm. I think it’s essential that this project is operated by the private sector.” — Tim McMillan, president, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
“We have now in British Columbia a reckless and erratic government that is showing investors should have no confidence in this province until this government changes," — Andrew Wilkinson, B.C. Opposition and Liberal leader
“Giving $4.5 billion to a Texas oil company demonstrates that Prime Minister Trudeau has no vision for the future.” — Jagmeet Singh, federal NDP leader