Enbridge Lobbyists Successfully Eliminated Fish Habitat Protections For Pipeline

authordefault
on

Changes to the Fisheries Act limiting the protection of fish habitat did not, as it turns out, arise simply out of a series of complaints by disgruntled farmers hoping to fill in small patches of wetlands or municipalities seeking to repair bridges, as claimed by Minister Keithย Ashfield.

Briefing notes obtained by the Access to Information Act show Enbridge found the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO)โ€™s demands โ€œonerousโ€ and, in more than 100 visits with government officials between January and the tabling of amendments to the Fisheries Act, Enbridge lobbyists made clear that they wished to see the departmentโ€™s regulatory powersย limited.

The documents, dug up by Postmediaโ€™s Mike De Souza and Peter Oโ€™Neil, show disagreements between DFO and Enbridge occurred over two years, and concerned more than 1,000 waterways on the proposed route of the Northern Gatewayย Pipeline.

The Conservative budget bill, Bill C-38, has made sweeping changes to the Federal Fisheries Act by eliminating Section 35, which makes it an offense to harmfully alter, disrupt or destroy fish habitat. The regulations which replace Section 35 prohibit โ€œserious harm to fish that are part of a commercial, recreational or aboriginal fishery or fish that support such aย fishery.โ€

Read the story: Federal documents reveal clash between Enbridge, DFO
ย 

Related Posts

on

Companyโ€™s โ€œfaith and philosophy partnershipsโ€ lead sought โ€œmoral voicesโ€ for future AI models at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.

Companyโ€™s โ€œfaith and philosophy partnershipsโ€ lead sought โ€œmoral voicesโ€ for future AI models at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference.
on

The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week.

The conference has played host to Nigel Farage, Kemi Badenoch, and an array of MAGA figures this week.
on

Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.

Chris Wright, a former oil and gas executive, urged the UK to embrace fossil fuels at right-wing Alliance for Responsible Citizenship conference in London.
on

The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its climate strategy.

The addition of the Canadian Natural Resources Limited director expands fossil fuel representation on the board overseeing nearly $800 billion in retirement savings, as CPPIB faces scrutiny over its climate strategy.