Details are expected to be released today about British Columbia’s court case that questions whether the province has the power to regulate the flow of oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
Premier John Horgan has said a reference case will be filed in B.C.’s Court of Appeal by April 30, seeking to clarify the province’s rights to protect its environment and economy from an oil spill.
A B.C. government official confirmed the scheduled announcement on environmental protection is about the legal reference case.
Horgan, Attorney General David Eby and Environment Minister George Heyman are scheduled to address the media at 9:15 a.m. PT.
Horgan has said B.C.’s
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