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Liberals introduce oil-tanker ban bill

The bill would ban most tankers carrying crude oil along B.C.’s north coast
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Canada’s transport minister recently introduced a law that would ban most oil tankers from the north coast of B.C. and Haida Gwaii.

The bill would prohibit oil tankers from carrying crude and ‘persistent oils’ as cargo from stopping, loading or unloading at ports or marine installations. Anyone who defies the ban could face fines of up to $5 million.

Skeena-Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen said the proposed legislation is the direct result of decades of hard work by northwest First Nations and communities to protect sensitive marine environments.

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