Vancouver’s City Council recently passed a motion requiring that pipeline companies take on 100 percent liability for the economic and environmental costs of a worst-case spill. Even though the federal government gives permissions for pipelines, such local maneuvering and lawsuits can cause severe delays. http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=76598399
with the unions and jobs on one side and the environmental push on the other it's no wonder the decision has taken so long, but big oil was always going to prevail in some way on this one ..