Justin Trudeau

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Canadian government green-lights Trans Mountain expansion, again

The Canadian government re-approved the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX), which will boost the amount of oil that flows from Alberta to British Columbia. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet voted to go ahead with the expansion on June 18. Trudeau said the cabinet had taken heed of a federal court’s ruling in August […]

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Saturday, May 4, 2019

Court rejects Saskatchewan’s challenge to Canada’s federal carbon tax

Saskatchewan’s highest court quashed a challenge to the Canadian government’s carbon tax, ruling that it was constitutional. The 151-page ruling by a majority of the Court of Appeal, released on May 3, found that the Federal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, acted within its legal authority when it placed a carbon tax on Saskatchewan. […]

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