[All] Fw: Time to cancel Site C

[Lanteigne]

Good time to cancel Site C.
Lulu 
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   ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Lanteigne" <water.lulu at yahoo.ca> To: "john.horgan.mla at leg.bc.ca" <john.horgan.mla at leg.bc.ca>, "Justin Trudeau" <justin.trudeau at parl.gc.ca>, "chrystia.freeland at parl.gc.ca" <chrystia.freeland at parl.gc.ca>, "Bardish Chagger" <bardish.chagger at parl.gc.ca>, "MOE Minister Catherine McKenna" <catherine.mckenna at parl.gc.ca>, "bill.morneau at canada.ca" <bill.morneau at canada.ca>, "seamus.oregan at parl.gc.ca" <seamus.oregan at parl.gc.ca> Cc:  Sent: Thu., 30 Apr. 2020 at 5:57 p.m. Subject: Time to cancel Site C  Dear Hon. Prime Minister and Ministers
In a January 2020 report the cost overruns  with Site C went from. $6.6 billion to $10.7 billion stating the project is now ‘under pressure’ and ‘did not contemplate certain unforeseen financial impacts'.  

‘A colossal waste’: BC Hydro report hints at cost overruns at Site C dam | The Narwhal  
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‘A colossal waste’: BC Hydro report hints at cost overruns at Site C dam | The Narwhal
 
A revealing update from BC Hydro says the project’s budget — which has grown from $6.6 billion to $10.7 billion — is ‘under pressure’ and ‘did not contemplate certain unforeseen financial impacts’
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The hugely over-budget Site C dam, under construction will generate 1,100 megawatts of power that will cost at least $120 megawatts per hour to produce, according to independent energy experts. The article is from 2018. It has likely gone up since. 
LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies | The Narwhal  
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LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies | The Narwhal
 
Fracked gas export project will be B.C.’s largest carbon polluter
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This opinion article states; The alluvial soils to be flooded to produce overpriced power for the Site C dam are capable of producing sufficient fresh vegetables to provide the nutritional needs of a million people. Forever.http://www.vancouversun.com/touch/story.html?id=10069641
BC Hydro officials warned people in the provincial government, incl.  senior bureaucrats and unidentified ministers, “that fracking near its dams could have grave consequences, including the worst possible outcome—an outright dam failure.  The Quake Threat to Dams Posed by Fracking Was Long Warned | The Tyee  
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The Quake Threat to Dams Posed by Fracking Was Long Warned | The Tyee
 
A new trove of internal exchanges shaken loose by Ben Parfitt amplifies decades of safety urgings.
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So in light of this information, I would like to see this project cancelled once and for all. This boondoggle should have never been approved.
Thank you for your time. 
Louisette Lanteigne700 Star Flower AveWaterloo OntN2V2L2519-885-7619
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