Lisa Helps, who helped pass a Victoria city council motion last January to launch a class-action lawsuit against fossil fuel companies, will tour the Cenovus in-situ steam-assisted gravity draining…
Victoria’s mayor, a vocal critic of the environmental impact of Alberta’s oilsands, is set to get a first-hand look at the industry.
“We’ll see what we can fly over on our way,” said Davison, who has an energy industry background and will accompany Helps on the tour along with industry officials. In response to Victoria councillors’ opposition to the industry’s activities, Ward 1 Coun. Ward Sutherland invited the lawmakers to tour oilsands installations while praising the sector as environmentally sustainable and a boon to B.C.’s economy.
In a news release on Thursday through the pro-energy lobby group Canada Action, which is helping host the visit, the Victoria mayor said she’s obliged to see the oilsands in person.“I don’t necessarily know if I’ll change my mind or not, but I’m certainly coming with an open mind.”“This is a Canadian story that affects us all,” Davison said in a blog post.
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