Rex Murphy: The Teck decision is the culmination of Trudeau's anti-oil agenda

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement in the House of Commons on Feb. 18. Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press

Certainly, Teck Resources’ announcement that it is filing its proposal for Frontier oil and sand mine is a political earthquake. In fact, it has been indicated that it is the cornerstone of the anti-oil and anti-Alberta policies of this government. Undoubtedly, this is a sign that the turbulence of the last three weeks is about to be overcome by something bigger.

Likewise, the cancellation follows the ban on West Coast tankers, Trans Mountain stagnations and Coastal GasLink gas pipelines, the rejection of Energy East and the dense thickening of regulations, evaluations, protests and growing judicial cases. Teck is the last of a dark chain of projects that have been discarded or strangled, which has resulted in the loss of miles of millions of dollars in the country and tens of miles of aborted jobs, while the Trudeau government danced and chattered with its useless crusade against carbon dioxide emissions.

The authority that continually fades

It is clear that the events of the last days are noted that this government is fading in authority, presence, and capacity.

In the last days of the SNC-Lavalin scandal, he heard Trudeau defending his interference with the rule of law by saying: “I will never apologize for standing, fighting for Canadian jobs”. Without a doubt, everyone is enduring the It is necessary to indicate that there are some who, even in these early hours, are proclaiming that Teck’s announcement makes Trudeau’s government “off the hook”, because now he doesn’t have to call for Approve the project.

It is clear that both men and women fresh out of professional schools and colleges, as well as older workers, have faced difficulties due to the economic recession. These people continue to see glimpses of possible jobs on the horizon and are encouraged by the new hope that work is on its way, only to see another project die, another dance of the victory of environmentalists and oil professionals.

Source: Rex Murphy | National Post