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Karen Bakker

Dr. Karen Bakker is a professor and Canada Research Chair at the University of British Columbia and a visiting professor at Stanford.

Site C hydroelectric project has more significant adverse environmental effects than any other under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

VANCOUVER—The Liberal convention took place in Winnipeg, which (as the convention website reads) was chosen in part because of its “rich history rooted in aboriginal culture,”

Opinion | BY KAREN BAKKER | May 30, 2016

Silt is stirred up in the Peace Valley River as a result of preparatory construction for the Site C dam. The Site C approvals process was initiated by the previous government, writes Karen Bakker, but has not yet been completed. The decision now rests with the current federal government: permits remain to be issued, and new issues have arisen which merit close examination by the Department of Justice. Photograph courtesy of Garth Lenz

Site C hydroelectric project has more significant adverse environmental effects than any other under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Opinion | BY KAREN BAKKER | May 30, 2016

VANCOUVER—The Liberal convention took place in Winnipeg, which (as the convention website reads) was chosen in part because of its “rich history rooted in aboriginal culture,”

Site C hydroelectric project has more significant adverse environmental effects than any other under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Opinion | BY KAREN BAKKER | May 30, 2016

VANCOUVER—The Liberal convention took place in Winnipeg, which (as the convention website reads) was chosen in part because of its “rich history rooted in aboriginal culture,”

Silt is stirred up in the Peace Valley River as a result of preparatory construction for the Site C dam. The Site C approvals process was initiated by the previous government, writes Karen Bakker, but has not yet been completed. The decision now rests with the current federal government: permits remain to be issued, and new issues have arisen which merit close examination by the Department of Justice. Photograph courtesy of Garth Lenz