As part of Alberta's dispute with British Columbia over the
expansion of Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion
Project, Alberta has introduced into the legislature Bill
12: Preserving Canada's Economic Prosperity Act.
Bill 12's purpose is to give Alberta the power to
control the export of any quantity of crude oil (other than crude
bitumen), natural gas (including gas products and field condensate)
or refined fuels (gasoline, diesel, aviation fuel and locomotive
fuel) from Alberta to any other province or state.
If enacted and brought into force, the minister of energy may by
order designate that any person or class of persons must obtain an
export licence in order to export oil, natural gas or refined
fuels. If export licences are required, Alberta could then
presumably refuse to issue them to persons intending to export
crude oil, natural gas or refined fuels to B.C. or issue licences
with terms and conditions limiting the ability to move
