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applegrove

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Mon May 6, 2019, 10:58 PM May 2019

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

Posted: 1 Hour Ago

https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5125566?cmp=rss&__twitter_impression=true

"SNIP....

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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B.C.'s request for injunction against Alberta turn-off-the-taps law delayed 1 month (Original Post) applegrove May 2019 OP
Whoa..that is a lot of power to give one person... Tikki May 2019 #1
People are getting creative with the laws everywhere. It is scary. N/T applegrove May 2019 #2
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