Local opponents of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline will be hosting a protest outside Prince George-Cariboo MP Dick Harris' constituency office today at 5 p.m.
Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance spokesperson Mary MacDonald said by approving the project on Tuesday, the federal government has First Nations, British Columbians and Canadians.
"[Local MPs] Dick Harris and Bob Zimmer have clearly come out in favour of this. They [the Conservatives] have rewritten the laws of the country to pave the way for these projects without parlimentary debate," MacDonald said. "We do have a federal election coming up next year. The Liberals, NDP and Greens have said they'd stop it."
The protest is a partnership of the Sea to Sands Conservation Alliance and local members of the Dogwood Initiative.
Dogwood Initiative spokesperson Tristan Powell said he was somewhat surprised at the federal decision, because of the political consequences it will have for the Conservatives.
"They need the 21 seats in B.C. and I really do think they lost them with this decision," Powell said. "They say its just environmentalists [who are opposed to Enbridge], but its actually just everyday citizens -that's all I am."
The protest starts at 5 p.m. at Harris' office at 206-575 Quebec St.
