Since my last post on Saturday, we have made our way along the route of the Pacific Trails Pipeline, making presentations in both Smithers and Burns Lake. Both of these cities would be impacted by the proposed Pacific Trails gas pipeline and associated infrastructure. In Smithers, we were informed that all hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en oppose "all pipelines" and the idea of an "energy corridor." Approving to an "energy corridor" would indicate the approval of not only the Pacific Trails Pipeline, but other energy pipelines as well such as the Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline.

As people on different sides of the country, who have been following the steady stream of pipeline proposals, we want to get one thing straight: pipelines will not connect the East and the West by providing “energy security” for Canada.

We keep hearing politicians, with Alberta Premier Redford and her new recruit New Brunswick Premier Alward leading the way, heralding tar sands pipelines as the key to uniting the east and the west, paving the way for energy security in this country, and a brighter economic future.

Redford and Alward may be right in that pipelines can unite a country, but where they’re wrong is why pipelines are bringing people together: to fight these tar sands export pipelines.