Alberta Judge Denies B.C.’s Bid to Block ‘Turn Off the Taps’ Bill

Alberta Judge Denies B.C.’s Bid to Block ‘Turn Off the Taps’ Bill
British Columbia Premier John Horgan speaks with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney following a closing news conference at a meeting of Canada's Premiers in Saskatoon, Sask., July 11, 2019.Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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CALGARY—A Calgary judge has denied British Columbia’s attempt to block Alberta legislation that would allow that province to stop oil shipments to the coast.

In a decision released Friday on the so-called Turn Off the Taps bill, Queen’s Bench Justice Robert Hall said that B.C. doesn’t have the right to take Alberta to court in Alberta over legislation passed by the Alberta legislature.