Provincial Green
Party leader David Coon says there might be overwhelming support for the
West to East pipeline in Saint John but such is not the case in
Quebec.
He
claims there's alot of concern and Quebec Premier Pauline Marois has
been hedging on where she stands so as not to alienate her populist
base. Coon points out environmental concerns in Quebec have been
heightened because of the train disaster with tankers of oil exploding
at Lac Magentic last month.
He
tells the Tide the pipeline project will increase carbon pollution and
that will have unforseen consequences, pointing out not many people
around here are aware the Bay of Fundy is becoming more acidified
because of climate change and increased carbon pollution. He warns that
acidification could damage the fishery over the long term.