Alberta premier promises legal action against B.C. over bitumen restrictions


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Alberta Premier Rachel Notley has vowed to take legal action after the B.C. government proposed new restrictions on crude shipments that could stymie construction of the beleaguered Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.



“An attempt to block the pipeline, or what’s shipped inside of it, is a direct attack on our economy and quite frankly, the province of the Alberta will respond in a proportional way,” Notley said Wednesday in an interview with CBC Radio’s Edmonton AM.



“We will, in fact, be taking them to court as quickly as possible if they don’t back down.



“This is just not something they can do. It’s creating huge economic insecurity. It puts a chill on investment and it jeopardizes jobs.”



On Tuesday, B.C. proposed new oil-spill regulations that would restrict shipments of diluted bitumen. It passed, they would essentially block development of any new oilsands pipeline networks to the West Coast.



The province said it wants to place restrictions on the increased transportation of diluted bitumen — by rail or pipeline — until further studies on the oil can be done.



B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman said there has to be more confidence in the way oil transporters are prepared to respond and fully mitigate effects of a potential spill.



B.C.’s move creates another regulatory roadblock for Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, which aims to nearly triple capacity of the current pipeline system to 890,000 barrels a day. The $7.4-billion project was approved by the federal government in 2016.



Notley claims the bitumen restrictions are unconstitutional. A decision on the pipeline has already been made and the courts will rule in Alberta’s favour.



‘This tactic is so offside that it won’t be allowed to stand for any length of time’
– Rachel Notley



“This tactic is so offside that it won’t be allowed to stand for any length of time,” Notley said Wednesday.


“This is well beyond any authority that the minister has, and it has implications for economic growth … across the country.



“This kind of action really does warrant some pretty significant criticism, and I don’t think I will be the only one to deliver it.”



Notley’s talk of legal action comes after Jason Kenney, leader of Alberta’s Official Opposition United Conservative Party,  described the regulatory tiff as an embarrassment for the premier — and criticized her for failing to threaten it immediately.



Notley suggested the B.C. environment minister is the only one who should be red in the face. She described his announcement as a “ridiculous tactic.”



“The people of B.C. have to wonder about an environment minister who is attacking investment and attacking economic growth at the same time their premier is in Asia trying to drum up investment,” said Notley.



“This doesn’t look like a government that is working together.”



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