PETITION: Protect BC’s waters from oil disaster

A Call to protect British Columbia’s waters from oil disaster

We the undersigned Citizens of Canadians, draw the attention of the House of Commons to the following:

Whereas, the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline would carry oil 1,170km from the Alberta tar sands to the coast of Kitimat, BC contributing to an expansion of the Tar Sands

Whereas, the project would bring more than 225 super-tankers the size of the Empire State Building to the pristine North Coast of BC each year

Whereas, the BC coast is home to a diverse and delicate marine ecosystem including more than 120 species of sea birds, 27 species of marine mammals, and important salmon, halibut and other fish stocks

Whereas, the world has seen that even with the most modern technology and oil industry promises, accidents still happen and have devastating consequences

Whereas, the current Government of Canada refuses to acknowledge the 1972 moratorium on oil tanker traffic off BC’s coast

And whereas, the provincial government is lobbying for the lifting of the federal moratorium on offshore oil & gas drilling,

THEREFORE, we the undersigned strongly urge the Government of Canada to immediately legislate the moratorium on offshore drilling and oil tanker traffic off BC’s coast.