The Supreme Court of Canada's ruling in one man's battle to bring cheap Quebec beer across the border to his New Brunswick home could end up having implications in the pipeline war between Alberta and B.C. In a unanimous decision, Canada's highest court rejected the "Free the Beer" case as it's become known, upholding the right of a province to impose provincial trade barriers in certain situations. "The court specifically noted that provinces are not allowed to impose tariffs, or rules like tariffs, to punish other provinces. wineries as interveners in the "Free the Beer" case, says language in the decision suggests the court was thinking about the Trans Mountain dispute. The Alberta government tried to punish B.C.

Source: CBC News April 19, 2018 21:49 UTC