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CBC Digital Archives - The Berger Pipeline Inquiry - National Energy Board decision supports Berger

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National Energy Board decision supports Berger

It was going to be the biggest private construction project in history. But before a pipeline could be built from the Beaufort Sea to energy-hungry markets in the south, the impact on the North's people, economy and environment had to be determined. That task was given to Justice Thomas Berger, who embarked on an extraordinary three-year odyssey across the Arctic. His report shocked the government that appointed him, and was heralded by some as "Canada's Native Charter of Rights."

 Massive report shares Berger's concerns, all but killing the pipeline proposal.
Medium: Television
Program: The National
Broadcast Date: July 4, 1977
Guest(s): Robert Blair
Reporter: John Blackstone
Duration: 3:02

Last updated: November 20, 2012

Page consulted on December 5, 2013

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