Editorial: Cities should admit defeat in pipeline court challenges

This week’s decision by the Supreme Court of Canada to dismiss an appeal by the City of Burnaby concerning construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion should put an end to frivolous litigation that has wasted tens of thousands of taxpayer dollars.
Burnaby was seeking to rescind a decision by a lower court that denied the city leave to appeal a ruling by the National Energy Board that allowed Kinder Morgan to ignore local bylaws in the construction phase of the project.
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