Opinion: Mythbusters, the BCUC, and the Site C dam

It could have been an episode of Mythbusters. The B.C. Utilities Commission’s recent report on Site C systematically dismantled the business case B.C. Hydro and the B.C. Liberals had assembled to support construction of the dam. The question is, can the NDP muster the courage to let lobbyists know that the project must be scrapped?
Let’s start with need. B.C. needs the power, right? Wrong. The BCUC used the lowest of B.C. Hydro’s demand forecasts and said that even that forecas