Province accused federal government overstepping its boundaries with the act that evaluates new resources projects
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CALGARY: The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that the federal government’s environmental impact law is unconstitutional.
The Alberta government had called it a Trojan Horse. They challenged the Impact Assessment Act because of what they claimed was its overreach into province powers.
The act lists activities which trigger an impact review. This allows Ottawa to evaluate the impacts of new resource projects on a wide range of environmental and socio-economic issues, including climate change.
Alberta had argued that the law could use these concerns to greatly expand federal oversight into areas under provincial jurisdiction.
Alberta was supported by five justices who voted for it.
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