Fossil fuel use is declining in much of the world, while clean energy is expanding. The reasons are obvious - clean energy is clean, scalable, and costs are declining rapidly. By contrast, fossil fuels pollute the air, water and soil while costs are increasing to both producers and consumers. 

Your assumption that clean energy costs more to produce than fossil fuels is incorrect. The growth in employment is in response to huge investments in clean technologies. Clean energy jobs in the USA now outpace coal, oil and gas by more than 2.5 to 1 and coal and gas alone by 5 to 1. Employment in traditional energy is in decline.

Site C is more expensive, less scalable, and more destructive than geothermal. It may never break even on the $9+ Billion expenditure. The original load projections were complete hooey and the energy produced will be far in excess of our foreseeable future needs. Surplus energy will sell at a loss. Site C will effectively bankrupt BC Hydro and the taxpayers of BC.