Dear Editor:
It's official, President Obama is against the Fraser Surrey coal port on logical reasons. Here's what he just said about approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline through the U.S.: "It is providing the ability of Canada to pump their oil, send it through our (the U.S.) land, down to the Gulf, where it will be sold everywhere else."
Given that flawless logic, it makes no sense for Canada then to be accepting the lowest grade coal available from Montana, through Fraser Surrey Docks then barging it up to Texada Island and shipping it off to Asia.
I like the U.S. president's thinking.
We won't have to barge it up to Texada for too long, however, because as soon as Christy Clark can build her new Massey Tunnel replacement bridge, deep-hulled coal ships will then be able to sail up the Fraser River to Surrey and directly load there for shipping overseas.
And you thought the bridge was being built to ease commuter congestion. When did politicians ever do anything that didn't have a business-based ulterior motive?
Gavin Wishart, New Westminster
