The perfect picture of  Canadian environmental policy crumbled as I listened to the presentation. The gap between the developing and the developed world closed as Dr Sinead spoke about the abandonment of the Canol Pipeline. This is more common in the developing countries due to poor management of infrastructure and bad governance, but not in countries like Canada. According to Dr Sinead, the Pipeline was constructed during the second World war between 1942- 1945 with the assistance of 30,000 American military personnel. The construction started from the Norman wells, Northwest Territories to the junction at the Alaska Highway in Whitehorse, Yukon. The Pipeline was in operation for 15 months before it was abandoned  due to construction faults, supply problems and oil price fluctuation. The entire area have been polluted, causing environmental disaster which can result to health issues for the indigenous people living in the area. Lots of construction materials and Trucks litter the environment with little or no plans for there evacuation. Dr Sinead spoke about the remediation process which I fell is very slow, considering the time the place was abandoned. She also said that the area is been considered as a tourism site, so some of the abandoned trucks and construction materials will not be removed.

The documentary was very interesting, based on the fact that all the researchers were female. They covered about 600 km  Canol Heritage Trial on their bike, they exposed  the danger and the consequence of the abandonment of the Pipeline in that region. They Highlighted the importance of immediate remediation and removal of the construction materials. Although some people might critic the research as all female research, but I believe that the content of the research is standard.

The research is  about environmental remediation, which is very similar to my work on environmental pollution and the social impact on the people that live in my research environment. The slow or impossible  remediation process in the region of Niger Delta and the effect on the peoples way of life, their culture, welfare and politics. The health consequences and the resistance from the people living in the region.

The question and answer section  was very enlighten because Dr Sinead responded very well to all the questions. I would have asked Dr Sinead the reason the Canadian governments responds to the remediation process of the region is taking so much time, since the Pipeline was abandoned decades ago.