When did Horgan ever say he wouldn’t talk? Reaction? He got congratulated and an invitation to talk about the issues.
Horgan might be willing to talk, but if the only thing he's willing to say is "no", then it'll be a short talk. The BC government has participated in numerous court actions to stop the pipeline, BC argued his constitutional case before the courts last month to obtain the right to prevent bitumen from being shipped through the pipeline, and he's vowed to use "every tool in the toolbox" to stop the pipeline. It doesn't really sound like he has much to talk about; could be a very brief conversation.
It would be completely unconstitutional for BC to stop Alberta from using the ports, obviously. Despite the fact that this hasn’t gone through the courts, even our resident pretend internet lawyer would say so.
But BC will simply take Alberta to court, win, and get reparations. Can’t let bullies get their way.
We don't know that Alberta's law is unconstitutional. If Horgan wins his constitutional case, it probably means that Alberta's law is constitutional as well.
If Horgan doesn't win his constitutional case, then his "toolbox" is probably out of tools and there's no reason for Kenney to retaliate against BC.
I am looking forward to less Alberta tourists with their slow RVs clogging up my roads... threats of a BC boycott, blah, blah... but there will be just as many Albertans vacationing in BC as ever... they either vacation here, or move here. Most of Kim City is populated by Albertans these days.
It won't take a boycott to kill tourism; skyrocketing gas prices will do that on their own. Skyrocketing fuel costs are going to deeply cut into the profits of most of BC's other major industries too.
Maybe if there was more pipeline capacity from Alberta, and more refining capacity here in BC, we wouldn't be so dependent on buying gas from Washington state. Might be something for Vancouverites to consider next time they look at the gas station signs.
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