Federal Court of Appeal

Federal court dismisses challenges to Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion

Feb 4, 2020 | 12:33pm

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed legal objections to Ottawa’s decision to approve the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a second time. In a 3-0 decision, the court rejected four challenges from First Nations in British Columbia to the approval, which were filed last summer. The 95-page ruling says there is no legal […]

Court allows six of 12 Trans Mountain appeals

Sep 4, 2019 | 12:53pm

VANCOUVER — The Federal Court of Appeal says six legal challenges to the Trans Mountain pipeline project focusing on Indigenous consultation can proceed. The federal government has twice approved a plan to triple the capacity of an existing pipeline from Alberta’s oilpatch to a terminal in Burnaby, B.C. Last year the Federal Court of Appeal […]

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