The United Conservative government has asked the Appeal Court of Alberta whether Ottawa’s new environmental assessment process for major construction projects like pipelines is constitutional. Continue reading →

The federal government’s contentious bill to set up a new authority to assess industrial projects like pipelines, mines and inter-provincial highways, was proclaimed into law on Wednesday and Alberta’s UCP government responded swiftly. Continue reading →

A Senate committee made a stop in Saskatoon to hold a public hearing on Bill C-69, which would change how resource developments are reviewed. Continue reading →

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is overhauling how Canada assesses big energy projects in a bid to ensure new projects can get built without the government having to buy them to make that happen. Continue reading →

Oilsands projects that use steam to release bitumen from deep underground will likely get a pass from new federal environmental assessment rules — but Ottawa is still considering how to deal with those that use solvents instead of water. Continue reading →

The announcement comes as Alberta and British Columbia are engaged in an escalating battle over the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion that would see more crude flow to the west coast from Alberta’s oilsands. Continue reading →