Appeal Court to decide on B.C. pipeline law that would impact Trans Mountain GlobeBC
A British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing on proposed provincial legislation that would impact the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has concluded and a panel of five judges has reserved its decision.
Federal government lawyer Jan Brongers told court the amendments are clearly intended to impede additional oil shipments through B.C. because they only target heavy-oil transporters that want to increase capacity. B.C. Premier John Horgan campaigned in 2017, while in opposition, on a promise to use “every tool in the tool box” to stop the expansion. But after his minority NDP government took power, it received legal advice that it cannot stop the project but it could impose conditions upon it, court heard.This is a “distinction without a difference,” given that the proposed legislation is unconstitutional, said William Kaplan, representing a consortium of energy producers including Suncor Energy Inc.
Trans Mountain ULC also said the legislation is targeting the project and will “directly and significantly” impact it.
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