Canada must not violate the Peace

Re: Watchdog won’t penalize B.C. Hydro, Jan. 10, and Point of no return looming at Site C dam, column, Jan. 6. Thanks to Larry Pynn and Vaughn Palmer for reporting on the Site C dam. It seems that C stands for corruption, as laws get broken or changed, and exceptions are made for the powerful, so that lucrative contracts can go to Liberal donors. We need more than hefty fines. We need a government that will stop this wasteful destruction and protect the Peace River for once and for all.

Bravado and bluster are killing a world-class river delta, and wasting $9 billion that should have been spent on renewable solar and wind infrastructure, as well as education and health care. It is heartbreaking that B.C. would destroy a climate resiliency zone like the Peace in order to greenwash fracking and pipelines. We can and must do better. The Peace is named after a historical peace treaty between the Cree and the Dane Zaa people in the 1700s. Canada must honour this, not violate the Peace in this moment of supposed reconciliation.