Court denies B.C.'s proposed pipeline permit law

The B.C. Court of Appeal has ruled against a proposed piece of legislation that would restrict diluted-bitumen shipments in that province, a decision that could have impacted the Trans Mountain expansion project. When the law was introduced, the B.C. government went to the Court of Appeal to determine if creating a permitting system for companies wanting to increase the flow of crude through the province was constitutional. B.C. says it’s a move that would protect land, rivers and lakes fr