Braid: B.C. port worker strike is a looming economic disaster for Alberta and Canada abpoli abgov cdnpoli
The feds are alert now. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan is in Vancouver. As an MP for St. John’s, he surely knows a few things about shipping. Federal mediators are involved in talks with the B.C. Maritime Employers Association and International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
“They know there’s no point going toward Vancouver. The cascading, domino effects of trains and crews essentially stops our exports right now. This strike could actually raise the inflation rate, which was still rising in Alberta as late as May due in large part to higher transportation costs. Obviously, this is the worst possible time for a transportation crisis.
When the Trans Mountain pipeline extension eventually opens, it, too, could be vulnerable to work stoppages. Imagine that — spending nearly $30 billion on a project that could be paralyzed.
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