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Will the legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion be allowed to proceed?
Mornings with Simi
English - September 04, 2019 18:16 - 9 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed.
The federal government has twice approved a plan to twin an existing pipeline from Alberta's oil patch to the B.C. coast. Last year, the Federal Court of Appeal tore up the original approval, citing both an insufficient environment review and inadequate consultations with Indigenous communities.
The Trudeau Liberals say they fixed both problems and approved the expansion a second time in June.
Environment groups still say there are not adequate protections for endangered marine species that will be affected by tanker traffic picking up oil from a terminal in suburban Vancouver.
Several First Nations say the federal government came into the most recent discussions having predetermined the outcome.
Guest: Keith Baldrey
Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief
The Federal Court of Appeal is to reveal today whether a new set of legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project can proceed.
The federal government has twice approved a plan to twin an existing pipeline from Alberta's oil patch to the B.C. coast. Last year, the Federal Court of Appeal tore up the original approval, citing both an insufficient environment review and inadequate consultations with Indigenous communities.
The Trudeau Liberals say they fixed both problems and approved the expansion a second time in June.
Environment groups still say there are not adequate protections for endangered marine species that will be affected by tanker traffic picking up oil from a terminal in suburban Vancouver.
Several First Nations say the federal government came into the most recent discussions having predetermined the outcome.
Guest: Keith Baldrey
Global’s BC Legislative Bureau Chief