From the Vancouver Sun, Stephen Hume: Political fallout from Mount Polley mine spill may come from U.S.

Heads-up, here comes the political fallout from that huge tailings dam spill at Mount Polley.

The provincial government still doesn't appear to grasp the gravity of what this accident means in terms of real politik and the albatross that ideologically-driven environmental deregulation may yet prove for its resource strategy.

But consider the toxic plume of disbelief wafting across the border from Alaska.

A coalition of prominent interests there is taking high profile umbrage at B.C.'s pedal-to-the-metal, slash-the-red-tape mining agenda. Thursday it asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to invoke the Boundary Waters Treaty to prevent future downstream effects from accidents like the one at Mt. Polley.

http://www.vancouversun.com/opinion/columnists/Stephen+Hume+Political+fallout+from+Mount+Polley+mine/10138497/story.html

While our premier was Tweeting touchy-feely stuff about how her thoughts were with those affected by the torrent of toxic waste, here's what the senator was telling the secretary of state:

"Failure of the Mount Polley tailings pond dam in British Columbia validates fears Alaska fishermen have regarding Canada's proposed development of large-scale hardrock mineral mines near transboundary rivers with Alaska," Begrich observed.