Trans Mountain expansion

Farm workers struck a buried gas pipeline on Tuesday operated by Kinder Morgan in Lee County, Illinois, about 150 kilometres west of Chicago.

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slamming the Trudeau government for betraying the people of British Columbia in order to support the interests of a large corporation, Texas-based multinational pipeline operator Kinder Morgan.

When asked about Kinder Morgan’s plans to proceed with its Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, linking Alberta’s oilsands producers to the west coast, Gov. Jay Inslee says he’s very worried about expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and the impacts on his own state, including impacts on endangered orca whales.

Attorneys general from B.C., Alberta and Saskatchewan have all given notice that they intend to intervene in the upcoming hearing, but the federal government's attorney general, Jody Wilson-Raybould, has opted to sit this one out, leaving the matter in the hands of the NEB.

Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is refusing to apologize for his government's accusations against Burnaby after getting a letter from the British Columbia coastal city's lawyer. The provincial government accused the City of Burnaby last Friday of "deliberately slowing down" permits for Texas-based Kinder Morgan and the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project.

B.C. Environment Minister George Heyman said that Kinder Morgan's recent behaviour requires federal and provincial authorities to place more scrutiny on the company. “I think it’s reprehensible that Kinder Morgan acts as if they don’t have to follow the conditions in the permit that they received."

Two unlikely allies in the Canadian federation say they want more time to review an urgent push by Kinder Morgan to get around the rules for construction permits needed for its west coast pipeline expansion project. Meantime, the Texas-based pipeline operator at the heart of the controversy says it's losing patience because of the persistent delays.

When asked about Kinder Morgan's claims on Friday, Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan told National Observer in a phone interview that the company was playing "fast and loose with the facts."

Celebrated Canadian scientist David Suzuki paints a picture of what will happen to vulnerable Canadian marine mammals if coastal waters are hit with a pipeline oil spill.

A lawyer with West Coast Environmental Law says the Energy East announcement is cause for celebration among those challenging Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain expansion.

TransCanada's decision to quash the controversial pipeline project on Thursday put an end to a polarizing debate over financial benefits and economic impacts that has gone on for years.

One intervenor, UNIFOR, the largest union representing oilsands workers, was denied the right to present evidence that the pipeline would result in lost Canadian jobs.

The Trudeau government made an “unreasonable” legal mistake when it approved Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, says a lawyer for the B.C. government.

A federal a panel reviewing the matter does not appear to be in a hurry to rush a decision.

Texas-based Kinder Morgan dodged questions on Thursday about a discrepancy over the number of water crossings affected by a pipeline expansion project. It also said fish could delay its construction.