Close X
Friday, November 1, 2024
ADVT 
Interesting

Languages Commissioner Says Energy East Documents In English Will Spark Complaints

The Canadian Press, 20 May, 2016 10:58 AM
    OTTAWA — Canada's official languages commissioner says he expects complaints galore because of the predominantly English-only documents TransCanada has given the National Energy Board on Energy East.
     
    TransCanada (TSX:TRP) says it will translate the filing within the next month but Graham Fraser believes all Canadians should be able to understand the details of such a project.
     
    And Fraser is predicting there will be backlash against the documents.
     
    He made the comments in Ottawa today as he tabled his last report as official languages commissioner.
     
    Earlier this week, TransCanada gave the National Energy Board 39,000 pages outlining details of the controversial pipeline project.
     
    They were almost exclusively in English and some environmental groups have complained that francophones will have less time to study the proposal even if it is translated within a month.
     
    Energy East is a 4,500-kilometre pipeline that would carry 1.1 million barrels of oil a day from Alberta and Saskatchewan through Quebec and into New Brunswick for overseas shipping.
     
    The cost of the pipeline is estimated at $15.7 billion, which doesn't count the existing pipeline assets that would be converted for use in Energy East.

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    Watch: This Is You Wear Pants Without Using Hands

    Watch: This Is You Wear Pants Without Using Hands
    The boy, in the video posted by Comedy Keeda that has gone viral, will teach you how to do that while shaking a leg and well, body too.

    Watch: This Is You Wear Pants Without Using Hands

    Meet 16-Months-Old Baby Girl Who Waves 'Hi' To Everyone She Meets

    Meet 16-Months-Old Baby Girl Who Waves 'Hi' To Everyone She Meets
    Joey is a 16-months-old baby who just wants to spread smiles. 

    Meet 16-Months-Old Baby Girl Who Waves 'Hi' To Everyone She Meets

    Does Your 11-Year-Old Drink Alcohol?

    Does Your 11-Year-Old Drink Alcohol?
    Can you imagine an 11-year-old picking up a beer bottle? Scientists have now found that one in seven 11-year-olds in Britain has drunk more than a "few sips of alcohol" at least once -- nearly 14 percent.

    Does Your 11-Year-Old Drink Alcohol?

    White House Veteran Offers Advice On How Justin Trudeau Can Capitalize On US Celebrity

     A veteran of the Obama White House who specialized in international outreach says Canada's rookie prime minister has an extremely rare opportunity for a foreign leader: the chance to be heard by Americans.

    White House Veteran Offers Advice On How Justin Trudeau Can Capitalize On US Celebrity

    New York Teenager Pens A Moving Post To Find His Biological Father

    New York Teenager Pens A Moving Post To Find His Biological Father
    Jette Collins, an 18-year old residing in New York, is looking for his biological father just ‘to meet’ him and nothing else. 

    New York Teenager Pens A Moving Post To Find His Biological Father

    Fox Gets 16.9 Million Viewers For GOP Debate

    Fox Gets 16.9 Million Viewers For GOP Debate
     The 16.9 million people who saw Fox News Channel's coverage of the Republican presidential debate on Thursday has made it the fourth most-watched debate in a primary season ever.

    Fox Gets 16.9 Million Viewers For GOP Debate