Nathan Cullen's amendment to the Canadian Shipping Act goes to House of Commons vote today

With a number of months to spread the message of his private members bill now behind him, Skeena -Bulkley Valley MP Nathan Cullen will see if he has swayed his fellow MP's in the House of Commons today, as his Amendment to the Canadian Shipping Act comes up for a vote on the House order paper today.

The MP's bill,  C-628 would enact a ban on crude oil supertankers on British Columbia's North Coast, while also instructing the National Energy Board to give more meaningful consultation to First nations and communities, as well as to assess value added job impacts, when considering energy projects like the Northern Gateway pipeline.

It will be put forward for vote shortly after 2:30 this afternoon Pacific time.

Mr. Cullen made his final comments in the House on the topic on Monday, providing his review of the path that his private member's bill has taken and some of the commentary and feedback he has received across British Columbia as he shared his proposal with residents around the province.

Therefore, I say to my Conservative colleagues from British Columbia that they clearly have a choice in a vote in 48 hours to decide who it is that they work for. Do they work for the current Prime Minister and his oil lobby friends, or do they work for the people who sent them to this place from British Columbia? -- A portion of Nathan Cullen's statement to the House of Commons on Monday, seeking support for his Bill C-648 which is up for vote today

You can review the background on the House discussion of Monday related to Mr. Cullen's bill here, while the video presentation to the House of Commons can be viewed below:

 

More on his efforts related to Bill C-628 can be found below:

March 30 -- Federal politician delivers anti-pipeline talk
March 25 -- MP takes aim at Gateway
March 9 -- Nathan Cullen seeks Prince Rupert Council's support for Bill C-628 NCR
March 1 -- Energy projects a pipeline toward trouble
January 28 -- Following the Oil Train: From Alberta to British Columbia

October 14 -- Nathan Cullen opens up Take Back our Coast Northwest tour in Prince Rupert NCR
September 23 -- Nathan Cullen takes his private members bill to the House of Commons  NCR
September  9 -- Nathan Cullen to propose bill for ban on Oil Tankers for North Coast; value added jobs in energy sector  NCR

Cross posted from the North Coast Review