When Teck backed away from the Frontier Mine, David Suzuki celebrated and called the loss of jobs, opportunities for First Nations youth and billions in government revenue a “victory.”

Name calling, threats, pushing and shoving have all been featured during the Coastal Gaslink protests – a reminder of how much work they’re still to do on Pink Shirt Day.

The formula is clear – spend a billion and get nowhere. Teck’s just done it – so did Northern Gateway & Energy East and Kinder Morgan but in the later’s case the plan backfired – and now taxpayers are left holding the bag.

No shortage of economic and financial worries – COVID19, falling commodity prices, Deutsche Bank derivatives, Bernie Sanders rise – all of which could be the catalyst for a serious market correction.

It’s finally being recognized that the Coastal Gaslink protestors have a lot more on their mind than their sudden concern for the Wet’suwet’en.