Alberta is locked in a dispute with British Columbia over the Trans Mountain pipeline. The pipeline expansion to the West Coast has been approved by the federal government, but B.C. is fighting it in the courts. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is declining to frame the legislation as...
In Saskatchewan, the government invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause last year to pass a law requiring parental consent for students under 16 to change their names or pronouns in school. New Brunswick also put in a policy requiring parental consent for those under 16. In Alberta...
The federal government has exclusive domain over cases involving trade and commerce, banking, bankruptcy, and criminal law. The Federal Court of Canada has both trial and appellate (having the power to review the judgment of another court) divisions for federal cases. The nine-judge Supreme Court...
He believed that everything that happened in our world did so according to “the law of nature” and, if there was a god he could not work a miracle because he could not transgress this law of nature. Further, he argued that if someone reported a miracle then that individual was ...
RELATED:New Alberta law would allow fuel restrictions Called the “Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act,” the legislation gives Alberta the ability to choose which shippers need a licence for petroleum products including gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, whether by pipeline, rail or truck. ...
“I can’t for the life of me understand why Alberta would want to do this,” said Bankes, chair of resource law in the University of Calgary’s law school. “This is a shoot-yourself-in-the-foot proposal, I think.” Article content If Alberta wants to restrict flows, it ...
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“There it is,”wroteMartin Olszynski, associate professor of law at the University of Calgary, after reading CP’s coverage. “Probably the worst kept secret in (the Alberta legislature) right now is that our oil and gas sector has long since adopted a business model that depends on ...
Horgan also described his “cordial” first phone call with new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who has proclaimed the Rachel Notley government’s law intended to restrict fuel shipments to B.C., but confirmed he wants to negotiate with B.C. before attempting to use it. ...
Horgan also described his “cordial” first phone call with new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, who has proclaimed the Rachel Notley government’s law intended to restrict fuel shipments to B.C., but confirmed he wants to negotiate with B.C. before attempting to use it. ...