In Canada, large-scale projects such as Site C in B.C. and Muskrat Falls in Labrador run counter to our commitments to combat climate change and respect Indigenous Peoples’ rights. Both projects are over budget and years behind schedule.
B.C. Premier John Horgan announced that his government will continue construction of the controversial Site C Dam on Monday, sparking outrage from the hydro project's opponents.
"Both the former government and BC Hydro’s Board abdicated their fiduciary responsibility to the rate payers and tax payers of this province," writes Marc Eliesen in his report on the Site C Dam.
The B.C. NDP government has asked the province’s utilities commission to review the $8.8−billion Site C dam, throwing into doubt one of former premier Christy Clark’s major accomplishments.
If ever there were a project that deserves to be a litmus test of the incoming government’s commitment to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Site C is it.
The Site C Dam is out of tune with Canada's new reality. It is yesterday’s project, write two doctors, concerned about the health of British Columbians and their environment.
B.C. political leaders exchanged duelling letters over the future of the Site C dam project on June 6, 2017, with Premier Christy Clark arguing that delays will cost hundreds of millions of dollars.