Alberta Premier Rachel Notley made the announcement on Thursday afternoon, an hour after B.C. Premier John Horgan said his government would turn to the courts on the question of whether it could implement a temporary ban on increased exports of bitumen from Alberta, the issue that sparked the disagreement. In other words, I'm confident the constitution will be upheld and we will see the last of these ridiculous threats." Announced on Jan. 30, it raised the possibility of an interim ban on increased exports. did not initiate a counter-boycott and Horgan continued to defend his government's right to implement a temporary ban on increased exports, subject to consultations.

Source: CBC News February 22, 2018 22:15 UTC