NEW! B.C. Court of Appeal ruling has positive implications for Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion

On May 24, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ruled against the B.C. government’s proposed amendments to the Environmental Management Act, finding that the amendments would impermissibly target a federal undertaking. The proposed law would have given B.C. the ability to control the amount of heavy oil that flows into the province by requiring pipeline companies to obtain a “hazardous substance permit.” The Court of Appeal’s decision has significant, positive implications for the future of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project.

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