Alberta’s ‘turn-off-taps’ law makes gas price jumps and shortages real

By Dirk Meissner / The Canadian Press
B.C. gov calls law unconstitutional; initial hearing set for May 7

Get ready for higher gasoline prices and shortages in British Columbia and a supply surplus on the Prairies if Alberta Premier Jason Kenney uses a newly proclaimed law to restrict fuel exports to its western neighbour, say industry experts and court documents. “The one wild card factor that we really can’t predict is the political factor: would, in fact, the Alberta government actually put in effect, in practice, the curtailment of gasoline and diesel shipments from Alberta to the West Coast,” Michael Ervin, Kent Group Ltd., senior vice-president, said Thursday.…

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May 3, 2019

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