Outcome resolves one of the last court challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project
Vancouver Sun | GEOFFREY MORGAN | Updated: January 16, 2020
CALGARY — The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously rejected British Columbia’s move to regulate the flow of heavy oil across its borders on Thursday, an outcome which resolves one of the last court challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.
After all-day hearings Thursday, Supreme Court justices unanimously dismissed B.C.’s appeal of a lower court decision, which found that interprovincial trade is federal jurisdiction and the flow of commodities like heavy oil and bitumen should be overseen by federal regulators.