At a global energy conference in Houston in March, Trans Mountain’s chief financial officer, Mark Maki, said that the Trans Mountain expansion matters for Canada, and that the increased export capacity will mean better prices for oil producers, more jobs for Canadians and higher tax revenue.
“Employees with Trans Mountain, and I’m one of them, we’re happy,” said Maki. ”We’re getting to the end and that’s a reason to be proud. We’re doing something that, I think, is good for the country.”
While the shovels are being stowed away and work camps disbanded, a new reality persists for people who live and work with Trans Mountain beneath their feet, regardless of how they feel about the project.
