Pipeline · British Columbia
Coastal GasLink
Operational
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What the seed record supports.
This project is part of the fifteen-record exploratory sample used to test SPICE’s protocol, evidence hierarchy, and provisional codebook.
Inclusion in the matrix means an eligible source was identified for that code. It does not, by itself, establish a single cause or assign responsibility.
Recorded codes
8 provisional patterns in this record.
Each code is a documentary signal, not a stand-alone causal conclusion.
Baseline optimism / strategic presentation
Favourable baseline assumptions or presentation are recorded only where supported by inquiry, audit, regulatory, or equivalent documentary evidence.
P02Productivity or capability loss
Documented productivity deterioration, capability gaps, disrupted work fronts, or related delivery losses.
P05COVID-19 impacts
Documented pandemic impacts affected labour, supply chains, access, schedule, or cost.
P06Indigenous rights, consultation, litigation
Rights, jurisdiction, consultation, accommodation, or litigation are recorded as project-definition and legitimacy questions, never as a generic delay cause.
P08Owner-contractor disputes or claims
Claims, disputes, or adversarial commercial conditions are recorded separately from their upstream causes.
P09Labour availability or industrial action
Labour availability, industrial relations, or work stoppages materially affected delivery.
P10Weather or natural hazards
Weather or natural hazards materially affected work, access, safety, schedule, or cost.
P13Regulatory, permitting or compliance
Regulatory review, permitting, approvals, or compliance obligations materially shaped the project.
Provenance
A record that shows its limits.
SPICE Working Paper No. 1, v1.1
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