Alberta Court Rules Federal Environmental Impact Law Is Unconstitutional

Alberta Court Rules Federal Environmental Impact Law Is Unconstitutional
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault rises during question period in the House of Commons on Dec. 10, 2021. Fred Chartrand/The Canadian Press
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The federal government’s law to measure the environmental impacts of projects, which detractors said was meant to prevent the construction of pipelines, is unconstitutional according to an Alberta Court of Appeal ruling published Tuesday.

The court said the environment needs to be protected and urgency is needed to tackle climate change, but this should not be a reason to override the Constitution and the federal system.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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