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Canada’s top court rules environmental impact law largely unconstitutional

Canada’s top court rules environmental impact law largely unconstitutional

OTTAWA, Oct 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday ruled a federal law assessing how major infrastructure projects like pipelines impact the environment is largely unconstitutional, a decision that will likely spur an overhaul of the environmental approval process. “The balance of the scheme … is ultra vires (beyond the powers of) Parliament and...