B.C. argues in Calgary court for injunction on Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law
Posted June 28, 2019 1:16 pm.
CALGARY – A lawyer for the Alberta government has argued that the province’s turn-off-the taps legislation is not meant to hurt British Columbia despite political rhetoric that suggests otherwise.
A Calgary judge is hearing B.C.’s request for an injunction against the law.
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The province filed a statement of claim in Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench last month calling the law unconstitutional and has made a similar filing in Federal Court.
Evan Dixon, a lawyer for the Alberta government, says the legislation is neutral on its face and there have been no orders to restrict the flow of oil to B.C.
He also argued B.C.’s attorney general does not have standing to fight the law in court because there are parties that would be more directly affected.
Gareth Morley, a lawyer for the B.C. government, said it’s the attorney general’s job to stick up for the public interest.
