Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her government are forging ahead with taking legal action against the federal government’s environmental assessment law for the second time. The federal Impact Assessment Act,

Alberta’s government has taken legal action against the federal government’s amended Impact Assessment Act, referring the matter to the Court of Appeal of Alberta. This move follows a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada in October 2023,

Alberta is taking Ottawa to court, saying the federal government has failed to follow through on necessary changes to a law governing resource development.

The province contested the act from the outset and the Supreme Court of Canada, in a 2023 non-binding opinion, advised that Ottawa overstepped its constitutional authority

EDMONTON - Alberta is taking Ottawa to court, saying the federal government has failed to follow through on necessary changes to a law governing resource development.