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Victoria city council has formally joined the opposition to a proposed West Coast oil pipeline, putting the municipality on record against a project that would transport Alberta crude to the B.C. coast. The proposed pipeline, according to the federal government, will stretch approximately 1,250 kilometres and would have a capacity of up to one million barrels of oil per day. While the federal government along with other political parties both federally and provincially support the project as a vital economic engine of national interest, a majority of Victoria’s council argues the environmental risks to the coastline far outweigh the potential economic benefits. **Watch the story below:** Loading the player... Mayor Marianne Alto confirmed the city is making a formal submission to the federal government as Ottawa weighs the project’s future. “It’s actually a submission that will outline a variety of different points in opposition to the designation of this particular project as one of national interest,” Alto said. Alto says the city has opposed and voiced their concerns on other major infrastructure projects that could have impacted Vancouver Island’s coastline since 2016. ### ‘The least we can do’ The move to make a submission to Ottawa was spearheaded by Coun. Susan Kim. “This letter, frankly, is the least we can do, I believe, to stand up on behalf of Victoria residents, our coastal community, as well as the very precious, biodiverse ecosystems that we rely on,” Kim stated. She added that she is proud the council took the time to debate the topic and represent its residents to signal that they “don’t agree in the direction this country is going with respect to climate change.” _Story continues below…_ The motion from Councillor Kim asking council to consider the federal designation of the West Coast Pipeline However, Kim was not entirely unified on the issue. Couns. Chris Coleman and Marg Gardiner both opposed submitting. In a phone interview with CHEK News, Coleman says he understands the environmental impact argument and perspective from his fellow councillors. He added that the timing is not great, as Alberta is preparing for a referendum this fall about staying in Canada and it would be putting a stick in Alberta’s eye. ### ‘Stay in their lane’ The city’s submission to Ottawa is also drawing sharp criticism from Conservative North Island MP Aaron Gunn. Gunn argues the pipeline is supported by the vast majority of Canadians and is critical to national unity, particularly ahead of any potential Alberta independence referendum. > I must have missed the part where the pipeline transits the city of Victoria, or where the constitution assigns the building of inter-provincial pipelines as a municipal responsibility. https://t.co/NpJCQXRlIG > > — Aaron Gunn (@AaronGunn) September 6, 2026 Gunn did not mince words when addressing the council’s decision to weigh in on federal energy infrastructure. > “I don’t know if the mayor and council, when they leave Vancouver Island, are going by canoe or by kayak, but I’m pretty sure they rely on oil and gas. What I think is that they should stay in their lane and just focus on the many and real municipal concerns that I am sure the residents of Victoria have.” — _Aaron Gunn, Conservative North Island MP_ Loading the player... _Video: North Island-Powell River MP Aaron Gunn speaks on the importance of the proposed West Coast Pipeline and why he thinks municipalities should focus their attention elsewhere._ Mayor Alto pushed back against Gunn’s criticism, noting that the federal government’s call for submissions was left open to any organization, person, or municipality that wished to participate. “Whether you think it’s in our lane or not, I think to a certain extent anything that has the potential for having a negative impact on the environment that we all treasure here on south Vancouver Island is something important to make a statement [about],” Alto responded. Alto says the submission will be made public after it’s completed by the deadline of Sept. 18. _Story continues below…_ Loading the player... _Video: Coun_._Kim expands on the need to think about our B.C. coast and the impact this pipeline could have on our ecosystem._ Despite the formal action, Kim admitted she does not expect a direct response from Ottawa. Kim says that, with ongoing significant climate events happening in our country, it was easy for her to make this motion to council and submit her and some councillors’ concerns to Ottawa. Whether Victoria’s submission alongside those from other opposition groups, whether it will have any significant impact on the pipeline’s future remains to be seen. Editorial Policies Report an Error Share an Opinion

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **Prominent New Democrats and community leaders raise the alarm over Premier Eby + caucus support for LNG and call for renewed provincial climate leadership, amid worsening climate disasters** _Signatories in open letter say British Columbia no longer has a climate plan_ _xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations (Vancouver, BC)_ | July 15, 2026 — An _open letter_, submitted today to Premier Eby and the BC NDP caucus, expresses serious concerns about the extent of their enabling of climate change, as multiple wildfires _burn out of control_ across the province, and numerous jurisdictions across the country are experiencing _record-breaking heat_. Following the Province’s new economic _agreement_ with Ottawa—which commits financing and construction support to advance multiple liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities that will release some _13 mega tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions_ every year—**more than a dozen former BC-based NDP MLAs, MPs, Indigenous leaders, labour and community leaders submitted the letter** that was organized by the BC Climate Emergency Campaign. British Columbia’s climate leadership had once been a source of pride. But despite once leading North America in its climate ambition, the letter states that B.C. no longer has a climate plan. For example, B.C. was the _first jurisdiction in the world_ to legislate a target for 100 percent electric vehicle sales, but the Province recently lowered that threshold to _75 percent,_ and has backtracked on nearly every established metric on climate action—from removing its _net-zero requirements for LNG facilities_ to _scrapping the consumer carbon tax_ and the associated rebates. The letter describes the B.C. government’s support for large-scale fossil fuel projects, as the provincial government is championing multiple LNG export projects, largely foreign-owned and some backed by Wall Street billionaires with close ties to President Trump. The Province is investing in a risky global LNG market, headed towards saturation, while many jurisdictions in Asia, the target buyers, are _speeding up their transition_ to renewables as the Iran war continues. The LNG industry in B.C. is supported by _billions in public subsidies_, exposing British Columbians to a volatile energy future. Already, B.C. households are experiencing the impacts of becoming an LNG-exporting jurisdiction as residential gas bills rose by _17.5 per cent in 2025_ and _11.1 per cent in_ _2026_. Increasing natural gas production will not only produce millions of tons of pollution, it will also _harm human health_ and deepen conflict with Indigenous groups who are opposed. **Signatories to the letter call on Premier Eby to recommit to provincial leadership by investing in a renewable energy future** that strengthens B.C.’s economy, builds clean jobs, protects consumers from unpredictable global prices for fossil fuels, protects public safety in increasingly extreme weather, and to once again make climate action a government priority. Signatories include: 1. Taylor Bachrach, former BC NDP MP, former mayor of Smithers, former member of the Clean BC Advisory Council 2. Richard Cannings, former BC NDP MP, South Okanagan-West Kootenay 3. Katrina Chen, former BC NDP MLA, former Minister of State for Child Care 4. Laurel Collins, former BC NDP MP, Victoria and Victoria City Council 5. Randall Garrison, former BC NDP MP, Esquimalt-Saanich-Sooke 6. Carole Gordon, president, BCTF 7. Chief Councillor Linda Innes, Vice-President, Union of BC Indian Chiefs 8. Maurine Karagianis, former BC NDP MLA 9. Irene Lanzinger, former president, BCTF and BC Federation of Labour 10. Alistair MacGregor, former BC NDP MP, Cowichan-Malahat-Langford 11. Jim Manly, former BC NDP MP, Cowichan-Malahat-the Islands 12. Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of BC Indian Chiefs 13. Peter Robinson, former Executive Director of the David Suzuki Foundation 14. Chief Marilyn Slett, Secretary-Treasurer, Union of BC Indian Chiefs; President, Coastal First Nations 15. Harold Steves, former BC NDP MLA and Richmond City Council 16. Bonita Zarrillo, former BC NDP MP, Port Moody-Coquitlam **For further information, please contact:** Emiko Newman, BC Climate Emergency Campaign _coordinator@bcclimateemergency.ca_ | 778-893-1077 The full public letter can be found here.

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Sign the petition below to demand safe passage for participants of the Freedom Flotilla. For more details, read the text below. On May 2nd 2026, four Freedom Flotilla boats set sail from Sicily for Gaza to deliver aid, support reconstruction efforts, and break Israel’s illegal siege. Despite the “ceasefire”, Palestinians in Gaza continue to live under occupation, airstrikes, severely limited aid, and displacement. Meanwhile, our governments remain active participants in arming and enabling the Israeli Occupation Forces. Despite the illegal abduction on the high seas, torture, and continued detention of Global Sumud Flotilla participants, four boats including ones from Canada Boat to Gaza & Free Gaza Australia, are sailing anyways, determined to break the siege. On board are peaceful activists, medical professionals, and human rights defenders—a global coalition of conscience representing: Australia (3), Belgium (3), Canada (5), Denmark (1), France (3), Italy (1), Portugal (2), South Korea (1), Spain (4), United Kingdom (1) and United States (5). These four vessels (PERSEVERANCE, ADALAH, LINA AL-NABULSI and TENAZ), part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, carry much-needed aid and a unified message: solidarity with the Palestinian people and an urgent demand to end the blockade and genocide in Gaza. **We call the Canadian authorities to immediately:** * Demand safe passage for flotilla participants to deliver aid into Gaza * Act on the legal obligation to end Israel’s genocide and illegal blockade on Gaza * Uphold the right of innocent passage and the safety of civilians in international waters, in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea * Affirm the sovereign right of Palestinians in Gaza to free access corridors, by land and by sea, without restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation. * Join the governments of Spain, Brazil and others in condemning Israel’s illegal abduction and detention of Flotilla participants in international waters. **Add your name. Demand accountability. Stand for justice.** 6804 Total Views 121 Views Today