Victoria to challenge Alberta legislation aimed at limiting oil and gas shipments to B.C.
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KAMLOOPS — B.C.’s provincial government has confirmed it is going to court to challenge the constitutionality of Alberta’s Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act.
The statement of claim was filed in Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench.
Alberta introduced the act because it claims B.C. is “responsible for delays to an expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline, which transports petroleum products from Edmonton to Kamloops, Burnaby and Washington.”
In a court document, B.C. argues: “A significant disruption in the supply of gasoline, diesel, and crude oil from Alberta to British Columbia would cause British Columbia irreparable harm. In addition to economic harm, a sudden disruption in supply could injure human health and safety in remote communities.”
