A well deserved poke in the eye for the Trudidiots
Supreme Court rules against federal environmental impact assessment law
Canada's top court has ruled the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA), also known as Bill C-69, is on balance unconstitutional.
On Friday, five out of seven judges ruled the environmental scheme as too broad in its assessment of environmental impacts.
"Environmental protection remains one of today's most pressing challenges," said Chief Justice Richard Wagner. "To meet this challenge, Parliament has the power to enact a scheme of environmental assessment. Parliament also has the duty however, to act within the enduring division of powers framework laid out in the Constitution."
The bill, enacted by Parliament in 2019, provides a process for assessing the environmental impacts of designated energy projects. It also allows for more public consultation and participation in the assessment of any future energy projects.
The legislation's critics have called it the "No More Pipelines" bill. The province of Alberta sent it to the Alberta Court of Appeal, which ruled the legislation unconstitutional in 2022. Ottawa appealed the decision to the Supreme Court and arguments were heard last spring. Nine out of the 10 provinces oppose the scheme.
Supreme Court rules against federal environmental impact assessment law
Canada's top court has ruled the federal Impact Assessment Act, also known as Bill C-69, is on balance unconstitutional.www.ctvnews.ca
there will be no change regardless of the ruling. The Feds have already stated that they will re-write the bill to accomplish the same end goal so there will still be no more pipelines
Yes, good to see the SCC reaffirming the constitutional division of powers. But… why are you posting this in the pipelines thread? As interprovincial works, pipelines fall under federal head of power to regulate. This court decisions doesn’t actually impact on environmental regulation pertaining to pipelines. Danielle Smith herself has shied away preprint Kenney’s farcical ‘no more pipelines bill’ rhetoric.