Canada: Court victory for disputed Trans Mountain pipeline project
Source: BBC
Court victory for disputed Trans Mountain pipeline project
4 February 2020
Canada's Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to a controversial pipeline expansion, a victory for the beleaguered project.
The court says the federal government held "adequate and meaningful" consultations with indigenous peoples, as required by law.
Some indigenous groups had gone to the appellate court to block construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline.
The federal cabinet approved the project last summer.
"While the parties challenging the cabinet's decision are fully entitled to oppose the project, reconciliation and the duty to consult do not provide them with a veto over projects such as this one," reads the court decision, released on Tuesday.
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