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Kitimat

Town in British Columbia

World · Canada pushes ahead with $33bn LNG expansion amid environmental, human rights concerns

Canada’s first major liquefied natural gas export terminal, LNG Canada in Kitimat, British Columbia, has approved a US$33 billion expansion that will double production, drawing strong federal support as Ottawa seeks to diversify trade amid US tariffs. But residents and experts warn the project locks in decades of emissions and ties taxpayers to companies with records of environmental damage and alleged human rights abuses abroad.