Canada

Not spending the money on the hydro transmission line could be done on other emissions reductions projects.

But the alternative given "to electrify all the small industries" sounds like a pie-in-the-sky sort of napkin suggestion, like saying hyperloop is an alternative to a functional high speed train system.

I think First Nations needs should be paramount with this line, and if they need more time to assess that's fine, but beyond that I don't think we should have to exhaustively consult everyone on this.

The experts are both calling for a 10~20% increase in the project cost from delaying it, but also are concerned about the potential costs to existing industrial customers and taxpayers. These were probably two separate opposition voices, but the thing is we can't have both a tight belt and also go around the room until everyone's happy.