Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Alberta Right to Turn-Off-the-Taps Legislation

Federal Court of Appeal Upholds Alberta Right to Turn-Off-the-Taps Legislation
A pumpjack works at a well head on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., on Oct. 29, 2016. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines.

The decision is a victory for the province in its battle with British Columbia over so-called turn-off-the-taps legislation enacted by Alberta in 2018, at the height of a dispute between the two provinces over construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.