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While passing through the
barren landscape, Brain was
emotionally struck when he
realized that back in Prince
Rupert where he grew up, many
of his family and friends have
made their livings off the natural
resources Northern BC has to offer
in a sustainable and accountable
manner.

While in India, Brain further
learned that “as industry expanded,
land was bought and sold,

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forcing men into cheap labour at
the refineries, after lifetimes of
sustainable farming and fishing,
[they were] now dependent

on one or two companies for
employment. Women, children,
and elders went starving after
losing access to fresh water, with
no accountability for cleanup—just
left to fend for themselves,” said
Brain. “What would be the case
here in our region? Do you see any
potential similarities?”

As Brain went on further with
his speech, portraying a stark image
of the negative consequences a
project of such magnitude could
have on Northern BC, he was cut
short by a woman on the panel
and asked to summarize his
speech before he got too involved
emotionally. The panel member
criticized he was now bringing
argument and debatable issues
to the discussion instead of his
experience.

 

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Brain finished off with the
following question:
“Tf on one hand, you had an
unpredictable path, that leads into a
new dream, a new way of life for all
of mankind and on the other hand,
you had a predictable path that
leads to the slow, inevitable decline
of a civilization, which path would
you choose?”

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