Colby, an associate professor of history, believes the whale tale has parallels with the present-day skirmish over the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline project. That battle ended poorly for B.C., with Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., getting its whale and the federal government putting down the province's bid for a say over marine resources. However, Colby argued the episode marked the end of killer whale capture in the region and the birth of B.C. Federal environment officials had issued permits to capture and move the whale, Colby said. The whale was going to be flown from Vancouver to Ontario, so Barrett started barred BC Ferries from transporting the whale.

Source: CBC News February 18, 2018 15:02 UTC