Jobs, Jobs, Jobs Fakery re-the LNG Project

Consider that if all the billions of $$$ that are going to be spent on pipelines were to be spent in job creation in the areas effected. The propaganda, is of course, that the pipelines will create jobs – most of which will only be for the duration of the construction – (3 years?) and with the LNG site some permanent jobs. Not a big bang for the buck by any means. How many million dollars per job will it cost? Now suppose instead the people of the areas effected – who plainly do need jobs, it should be pointed out – got together and figured out what their area needed, and were funded to do these projects. Now I don't live in those areas, so cannot say what is needed. (Nor should I) But I do live on Vancouver Island and can easily come up with a list of things that ought to be done, but are not done due to an alleged lack of cash..

My List

Building of affordable housing, clean up and restoration of streams and lakes, beach clean up of plastics and other rubbish, reforestation/rewilding, elimination of invasive species, restoration/extension of rail service, encouragement of local food production, fish-farming in tanks, not in the oceans, encouragement of selective logging and value-added wood products.

Much of this would become long-term employment, and even the clean up would take many years. There would also be a spin-off effect.

So if I can do it for my region, surely the folks up North can come up with their own list