Trans Mountain pipeline battle set for NEB hearing today

In a Burnaby, B.C., hotel conference room, the next episode of Canada’s long-running pipeline soap opera is set to begin this morning. After controversy and delay, the National Energy Board hearing into the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline from Edmonton to the B.C. coast will get underway, with each side feeling that nothing less than Canada’s future is at stake.

How they define that future is where the differences begin. Is it a country with market access for its most important commodity? Or will Canada put its money where its mouth is by taking steps to battle climate change and better engage with First Nations communities.

So, let the fun begin.

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