Opinion: B.C. steps up where National Energy Board failed

The shrill cries of condemnation emanating from the Alberta and Canadian federal governments in response to new restrictions on the transport of diluted bitumen announced by the province of British Columbia are deafening. 
The burgeoning conflict began when B.C. announced the province would limit shipments of diluted bitumen transported from Alberta via the Trans Mountain pipeline pending an assessment of the possible impacts of a spill by an independent scientific advisory panel.
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