Ottawa’s designation of RBT2 as a project of national interest is designed to circumvent Canada’s Species at Risk Act and avoid protecting endangered killer whales
SIDNEY, BC, October 26, 2026: The Government of Canada announced its second of two referrals to the Major Projects Office today by designating the Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion as a Project of National Interest (PONI). This announcement will negate years of review and upend the internal Species at Risk Act (SARA) deliberations on the permits required for this project. The Port of Vancouver…
