Turn Off The Taps Legislation

• Alberta revives ‘turn-off-the-taps’ resources bill that sparked legal row with B.C.

  Environment Minister Jason Nixon says a proposed bill with revisions would be retroactive to May 1, when the previous act expired following a two-year sunset clause.

  Politics

  May 25, 2021
  
• Federal Court of Appeal sets aside B.C. injunction over Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps law

  Alberta appealed the ruling, which a three-judge panel set aside in a decision released Tuesday that also ordered B.C. to pay Alberta's court costs.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2021
  
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• B.C. gets temporary injunction against Alberta’s turn-off-the-taps legislation

  A federal court has granted a temporary injunction against Alberta's turn-off-the-taps legislation.

  Sep 24, 2019
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• Alberta court stays B.C.’s ‘turn off the taps’ law challenge, says case belongs in Federal Court

  The judge ruled that B.C. should have filed the challenge in the Federal Court. B.C. has, in fact, filed a mirror challenge in that court.

  Jul 19, 2019
• Alberta’s ‘turn off taps’ law makes threat of gas price jumps and shortages very real in B.C.: experts

  Get ready for higher gasoline prices and shortages in British Columbia and a supply surplus on the Prairies if Alberta Premier Jason Kenney uses a newly proclaimed law to restrict fuel exports to its western neighbour, say industry experts and court documents.

  Economy

  May 2, 2019
• Jason Kenney says he’d prefer BC’s co-operation, but will ‘turn off the taps’ if necessary

  After proclaiming Bill 12, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said he would prefer to work with B.C. to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expanded, but he will block energy exports if necessary.

  Economy

  May 1, 2019