The Inclusion News July 2019

Keystone XL Pipeline

This past June the Federal Government of Canada purchased the 4.5 Billion dollar pipeline. After much time with watching the news media coverage, discussion with friends and family and my own learning and digging for credible resources on the matter, I feel it only right to as best I can present an unbiased view as to why or how this matters to me. I never really understood or cared for politics and our environment in my early 20’s for what reason I don’t know. Now at 26, in pursuing knowledge of Indigenous Native history, land rights & freedoms and the right to free speech, I come to understand both sides. I can see that with need for more income and the rising prices across the board, markets and businesses have to compete to do business at a high level and low cost effective manner. At the same token, we exploit natural resources such as wild life and game, fresh water sources and the growth and maintenance of our forested areas across BC and Alberta. It has given rise to higher heat waves, fire eruptions and growing concern for both humans and animals alike. So even though the chance to better our survival we have to be mindful of the butter fly affect. How each action we take or ignore drastically changes what may be. So please take time to discuss and share the knowledge as we can not do our best without being our best for what is best in ourselves and our planet.