The Globe and Reuters note one of the seemingly major changes in the Harper government’s “plan for responsible resource development.”
The Globe and Reuters note one of the seemingly major changes in the Harper government’s “plan for responsible resource development.”
Under the current system, the government can stop a pipeline plan that the National Energy Board – the federal energy regulator – has approved but it cannot overrule a decision by the NEB to veto a project. That will now change.
An official document said Ottawa would “establish clearer accountability for decisions on major pipeline projects in the national interest by giving government authority to make the ‘go/no go’ decisions.”