B.C.'s request for injunction against Alberta turn-off-the-taps law delayed 1 month
B.C.'s request for injunction against Alberta turn-off-the-taps law delayed 1 month
Hearing has been tentatively rescheduled for June 6
Sarah Rieger - CBC News
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https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5125566?cmp=rss&__twitter_impression=true
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Alberta premier says he's proclaimed turn-off-the-taps law but won't use it on B.C. yetContentious 'turn-off-the-taps' bill puts Alberta, B.C. at legal loggerheads
In response, B.C. filed legal paperwork at Alberta's Court of Queen's Bench for an injunction and constitutional challenge on May 1.
Kenney has said the new law will only be used as a last resort if B.C. continues to block the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion.
Bill 12, commonly referred to as the turn-off-the-taps legislation, requires exporters to obtain licences and gives Alberta's energy minister the power to decide how much fuel is exported, how it's transported — by pipeline, rail or tanker truck — and whether direct shipments should be stopped altogether.
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