THE REASONS WHY THERE ARE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

The Nova Scotia Government has significant conflicts of interest which compromise its neutrality and prevent the Provincial Environment Minister from conducting an unbiased environmental assessment of Northern Pulp’s proposed new ETF.

The circumstances giving rise to these conflicts of interest are set out below. Due to the Province’s compromised position, we believe that the environmental assessment of this project should not be left in Provincial hands and require a Federal environmental assessment under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA).

1. The Province has a direct financial and proprietary interest in the current design and construction of the proposed ETF

2. The Province may face direct and significant financial consequences and litigation if it does not quickly approve the environmental assessment

3. The Province has been unwilling to communicate with the local community that would be affected by the proposed ETF

4. The former lawyer and lobbyist for Northern Pulp is now a senior civil servant in the Provincial Government

5. The former Environment Minister, a cabinet colleague of the current Environment Minister, made repeated public statements minimizing the environmental impacts of the proposed ETF

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