B.C. heading to court in Alberta to stop fuel restriction law, may seek damages
VICTORIA — Tensions over the Trans Mountain pipeline increased Thursday with British Columbia announcing plans to launch a lawsuit over new Alberta legislation that could restrict fuel exports to the West Coast.
B.C. Attorney General David Eby said his province will ask the Court of Queen’s Bench in Alberta to declare the legislation unconstitutional on the grounds that one province cannot punish another.
The bill, which allows limits on fuel exports to B.C., was passed by Alberta’s legislature on Wednesday.
If Alberta moves to implement the act, B.C. will apply for an injunction and seek damages, Eby said.