Canada’s Supreme Court to Evaluate ‘No More Pipelines’ Law

Canada’s Supreme Court to Evaluate ‘No More Pipelines’ Law
A pumpjack operates at a wellhead on an oil and gas installation near Cremona, Alta., in a file photo. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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The Supreme Court of Canada will hear a federal appeal this week on Alberta’s challenge to the Impact Assessment Act.

The 2019 legislation gives the federal government more regulatory powers over major infrastructure projects, such as requirements for assessment of greenhouse gas emissions. The legislation was known as Bill C-69 before it became law, and dubbed the “No More Pipelines Act” by former Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.