N.S. and N.B. willing to go to court over Chignecto Isthmus project

With a looming deadline to apply for funding to protect the Chignecto Isthmus, the provinces of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick say they’ll go to court to force the feds to pay for the whole thing. And while the courts may rule in their favour, a constitutional expert says they are unlikely to force Ottawa to cover the whole project.

• ‘No other obvious federal programs’: Feds warn provinces to apply for Chignecto Isthmus funding