Three Stories of Oil Pipeline Opposition

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Earlier this year, I spoke at a Walrus Talks event in Toronto about the history of opposition to oil pipeline development in Canada. It was part of an event focused on ideas of nature and conservation in Canada. Each speaker had seven minutes so I decided to pick three stories about how different groups of people in Canada across different times and geographies expressed their opposition or concerns about oil pipeline construction.

The main point of my brief presentation was to show that different groups of Canadians have opposed oil pipelines since the mid-twentieth century, but the environmental politics was different in the past and shaped by the identities of those involved, the spaces in which they lived, and how they made use of land and resources.

The full presentation is available in the video above. Enjoy!

Feature Image: Transcanada Pipeline Completion, 1958. R169-1120-8-E, Volume number: 626. Library and Archives Canada.

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Sean Kheraj

Associate Professor and Vice-Provost Academic at Toronto Metropolitan University
Sean Kheraj is a member of the executive committee of the Network in Canadian History and Environment. He's an associate professor in the Department of History and Vice-Provost Academic at Toronto Metropolitan University. His research and teaching focuses on environmental and Canadian history. He is also the host and producer of Nature's Past, NiCHE's audio podcast series and he blogs at http://seankheraj.com.

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