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Care about getting a pipeline built in B.C.? Don’t call a cop.

Premier Rachel Notley says Burnaby’s mayor is undermining justice with his refusal to pay policing costs for anti-pipeline protests.

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It’s tough stuff from the premier, who’s angered by Mayor Derek Corrigan’s flat refusal to handle these RCMP costs even though B.C. law requires it.

Corrigan’s furious anti-pipeline stance surely encourages activists. But no worry, local residents won’t pay a cent for policing the demonstrations.

It’s no surprise that Corrigan (almost rhymes with Horgan) will run this fall for a sixth term as Burnaby mayor.

Notley said Monday: “Quite frankly, I think the mayor of Burnaby is stumbling into some pretty irresponsible areas.

“And if he were allowed to carry on that path, it’s a very slippery slope toward political interference in the administration of justice.

“There is a long-standing principle that … there should be a pretty clear delineation between politics and the administration of justice.