Canada-US Fish War and Tanker Traffic Ban

Canada’s Longest Serving Environment Minister David Anderson discusses current events and a career with the federal Liberal Party spanning five decades.Canadians interested in federal politics, current public affairs and British Columbia issues can listen to Canada’s longest-serving Environment Minister and five-term Vancouver Island Liberal Member of Parliament discuss current issues and a federal Liberal Party record spanning five decades.First elected as a Vancouver Island MP for Esquimalt-Saanich in 1968 with PierreTrudeau’s first government, David became BC Liberal Leader and Victoria MLA in 1972.  He returned to politics in 1993 as MP for Victoria with the election of Prime Minister Jean Chretien.From 1993 to 2004, David held a series of federal Cabinet portfolios. In addition to Environment, David served as Minister of Transport, Revenue, Fisheries and Oceans.He also served as Prime Minister Chretien’s senior political Minister for British Columbia.In this second episode, David discusses Prime Minister Chrétien’s role in resolving the Pacific Salmon War before turning his attention to the oil-tanker moratorium along BC’s north coast, which he started working on as an MP in Pierre Trudeau's first government.From a lawsuit against the US government in the early 70s to his unwavering support for the moratorium over decades, David talks candidly about the Alberta Premier’s hope for a northern pipeline through northern BC, the recent Canada/Alberta MOU on resource development and potential unity implications.