David Eby

Judge unhappy with BC government over late, skimpy application for pipeline intervener status

BC caught between appeasing Trans Mountain Expansion opponents, avoiding Kinder Morgan lawsuit The BC government was granted intervener status Tuesday in the judicial review brought against the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project by the  Tsleil-Waututh Nation,  but Federal Court of Appeal Justice JA Stratas wrote that the approval was a close call because of Attorney General […]

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BC NDP govt throws down gauntlet to Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline project

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she welcomes BC’s “due diligence” over Trans Mountain Expansion The new NDP government in British Columbia has retained veteran lawyer Thomas Berger to advise on the best way to assert provincial jurisdiction and frustrate construction of Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, slated to begin work next month. At a

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BC NDP govt can’t ‘un-ring bell’ of inflammatory anti-Trans Mountain Expansion rhetoric – law prof

The BC NDP government of John Horgan is proceeding cautiously with the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline, not wanting to expose the Province to a lawsuit, according to Attorney General David Eby, especially since it’s not yet clear exactly how much authority the province has to stop the project. The MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey told a

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