The government of Alberta has reintroduced a “turn-off-the-taps” law that will enable them to block energy exports to other provinces..The Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act replaces one with the same name that was backed by a unanimous Federal Court ruling last month..In the decision , the court sided with Alberta in its battle with BC when they used a “turn-off-the-taps” legislation in 2018, at the height of a dispute between the two provinces over the Trans Mountain pipeline..All three judges ruled an earlier injunction against the law should be overturned and BC should pay all the legal costs..The court ruled Alberta has jurisdiction as to what its pipelines carry..“Albertans fought hard to win the constitutional right to manage our natural resources. This new legislation demonstrates how serious we are about defending these rights, as well as our economy, our resources and our people. It’s a matter of having every option available to us. We will not back down from defending our economic interests and will use this legislation when needed,” said Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Tuesday..If passed, the act will give Alberta’s democratically elected government the ability to fight back against jurisdictions that seek to block Alberta’s exports..If passed, the legislation will be effective retroactive to May 1, 2021..In the federal court hearing, BC had argued Alberta didn’t have the power to discriminate by limiting oil exports to other provinces..But the judges ruled the BC legal action was premature as no such limitations had been introduced yet..The feds bought the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion in May, 2018, after Kinder Morgan pulled out because of political and environmental opposition..In February 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the latest attempt by four B.C. indigenous groups to quash the Government of Canada’s approval of the TMX, clearing the way for the 1,150-km, 890,000 bbl/d line between Edmonton and Burnaby..The cost to complete the project, from Alberta to the lower mainland, now stands at $12.6 billion..Construction along the entire route should be complete in 2022..The original Trans Mountain Pipeline was built in 1953 and the expansion is essentially a twinning of this existing 1,150-kilometre route..The system will go from approximately 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000 barrels per day..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
The government of Alberta has reintroduced a “turn-off-the-taps” law that will enable them to block energy exports to other provinces..The Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act replaces one with the same name that was backed by a unanimous Federal Court ruling last month..In the decision , the court sided with Alberta in its battle with BC when they used a “turn-off-the-taps” legislation in 2018, at the height of a dispute between the two provinces over the Trans Mountain pipeline..All three judges ruled an earlier injunction against the law should be overturned and BC should pay all the legal costs..The court ruled Alberta has jurisdiction as to what its pipelines carry..“Albertans fought hard to win the constitutional right to manage our natural resources. This new legislation demonstrates how serious we are about defending these rights, as well as our economy, our resources and our people. It’s a matter of having every option available to us. We will not back down from defending our economic interests and will use this legislation when needed,” said Energy Minister Sonya Savage on Tuesday..If passed, the act will give Alberta’s democratically elected government the ability to fight back against jurisdictions that seek to block Alberta’s exports..If passed, the legislation will be effective retroactive to May 1, 2021..In the federal court hearing, BC had argued Alberta didn’t have the power to discriminate by limiting oil exports to other provinces..But the judges ruled the BC legal action was premature as no such limitations had been introduced yet..The feds bought the Trans Mountain pipeline for $4.5 billion in May, 2018, after Kinder Morgan pulled out because of political and environmental opposition..In February 2019, the Federal Court of Appeal dismissed the latest attempt by four B.C. indigenous groups to quash the Government of Canada’s approval of the TMX, clearing the way for the 1,150-km, 890,000 bbl/d line between Edmonton and Burnaby..The cost to complete the project, from Alberta to the lower mainland, now stands at $12.6 billion..Construction along the entire route should be complete in 2022..The original Trans Mountain Pipeline was built in 1953 and the expansion is essentially a twinning of this existing 1,150-kilometre route..The system will go from approximately 300,000 barrels per day to 890,000 barrels per day..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
