To Premier Wab Kinew,
I want to share something honestly and respectfully.
I have been trying to understand my own roots and history, and through that process I’ve come to care deeply about protecting land, water, and future generations. These issues are not abstract for me — they feel urgent and personal.
So when I hear support for pipeline expansion into or through British Columbia, I feel confusion and disappointment.
I don’t see this as a simple or emotional reaction. I understand that leaders operate within economic pressures, federal-provincial negotiations, and competing priorities. But I am struggling to understand how this aligns with the climate reality we are living in — wildfires, floods, displacement, and increasing instability.
My questions are not meant as attacks, but as attempts to understand:
- How does this direction align with climate science and long-term environmental protection?
- How are communities that oppose these projects being included in decision-making?
- What does reconciliation mean when there is disagreement about land and resource use?
- How do we balance economic needs with the responsibility to future generations?
I am sharing this because many people feel a similar tension — between wanting stability and jobs, and wanting a livable future.
I am still trying to understand how these can be reconciled without continuing an extractive model that many of us are worried about.
Thank you for hearing these questions.
#NoNewPipelines, #ProtectTheLand, #IndigenousRights, #KeepItInTheGround, #ClimateCrisis, #WaterIsLife, #FutureGenerations, #GreenEnergyNow, #EnvironmentalProtection
