Trudeau Pipeline Wins in Court, Boosting Canadian Oil Sector
- Decision keeps Trans Mountain on track for 2022 startup target
- Ruling may help other projects by clarifying consultation law
The Trans Mountain pipeline reaches the Pacific coast at the Westridge marine terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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The Canadian government’s plan to expand a major oil pipeline cleared a key legal hurdle, providing optimism the project will proceed and sending a lifeline to the country’s ailing energy industry.
The Federal Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in Ottawa that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government adequately consulted with indigenous communities along the line’s route and that the regulatory review of the project included all necessary elements.