Squeezing the supply of oil would be part of a larger strategy to exert pressure on B.C. and the federal government in order to get the Trans Mountain pipeline built
EDMONTON — Jason Kenney, the soon-to-be premier of Alberta, rode to victory vowing to implement policies that would empower the province to fight back against its foes.
Those restrictions could be to limit the allowable daily quantities of petroleum products shipped, the method of shipment and point of export, and length of time a licence is in effect, among a few others. The minister of energy could also level fines for non-compliance. And Kenney certainly was louder about it than the New Democrats, specifically when it came to lambasting British Columbia and vowing to punish them.There are a few factors to consider when it comes to determining how to hurt B.C. the most.
So the plan would have been two-fold: pick a time when gas prices are already high and alternative sources of fuel — refineries in Washington — are shut down for maintenance, so there is no back-up supply.Does that mean Kenney could run into legal trouble? But it’s not clear that this section gives Alberta the constitutional power to restrict shipments of refined fuels, according to an analysis by University of Calgary law professor Nigel Bankes that was published on the faculty’s law blog. Crude oil, for example, is fine, but gasoline may not be.The second is another legal twist wherein a province isn’t supposed to discriminate against specific provinces. The New Democrats say they were careful on this point, not to single out B.C.
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