"Evidence about risk and safety factors is beside the point." Hardly! The point is, the evidence of risk is quite clear; in particular, a dilbit spill would be impossible to clean up and would have serious economic and environmental consequences. This is clear. The NEB carried out a seriously flawed approval process that refused to consider seriously these risks. 

Moreover, the economic argument for this pipeline, at best, is weak. This is not just a question of rich people in Oak Bay having their views destroyed. This is about an ecosystem that sustains a wide diversity of life, tourism, and a fishery being put at risk for a pipeline that is unlikely to provide a significant economic benefit for a significant number of people. We would have to be crazy to build this pipeline.