Opinion: B.C. taking pipeline obstructionism to a new level
The NDP government in British Columbia has thrown yet another shoe in the gears of Canadian provincial comity with a declaration that B.C. will create a new provincial regulatory process for pipeline approval, and will restrict how much bitumen can be moved through pipelines into B.C.
The government, led by Premier John Horgan, also announced it will create its own “independent scientific panel” to evaluate B.C.’s ability to deal with potential spills, potentially tacking on an
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