Liberal cabinet retreat draws out pipeline defenders and protesters

The federal environment minister says B.C.’s intense forest fire season is another indication of climate change, but she not backing down on the federal government’s decision to buy and triple the capacity of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

Minister Catherine McKenna, who is in Nanaimo for a federal Liberal cabinet retreat, says all provinces need to work together on a climate plan, and the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion is part of that plan.

“In terms of the Trans Mountain pipeline, we know we are in a transition. Transitions do not happen overnight. We are working really hard with provinces across the country, and we need