B.C. files constitutional challenge to Alberta Premier Kenney’s law to cut off oil shipments GlobeBusiness
Premier of Alberta Jason Kenney, left, is urging British Columbians to blame B.C. Premier John Horgan, right, and his opposition to the Trans Mountain expansion for increases at the pumps.British Columbia has filed a constitutional challenge to block Alberta Premier Jason Kenney from using a newly proclaimed law to cut off oil shipments, amid a deepening conflict over the Trans Mountain pipeline, petroleum shipments and gasoline prices.
Mr. Kenney, whose party unseated the New Democrats in the April 16 provincial election, accused Mr. Horgan’s government of holding up permits and said the B.C. Premier’s opposition, including participating in a Federal Court of Appeal case that ultimately stalled the Trans Mountain expansion, has been “deeply frustrating” for Albertans.
B.C. government lawyers will be in a Calgary courtroom next week seeking an injunction until the larger constitutional argument is heard. In its court documents, the B.C. government argues that it would be impossible to restructure a complex system to get fuel from another source. Mr. Horgan acknowledged that part of the problem for B.C. gas prices is a shortage of refined products through Trans Mountain. He said the pipeline is currently carrying more crude oil and less refined fuel than it did a year ago.
Alexandre Deslongchamps, communications director for Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi, said in an e-mailed statement that Ottawa would work with provinces about energy supply issues but didn’t answer a question about Mr. Horgan’s request to ensure more refined products are shipped to B.C.
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