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The latest court decision makes the count 18-1 in favour of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

And yet, B.C. Premier John Horgan does not relent in shilling for continued support of Andrew Weaver’s Greens.

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B.C. will appeal this defeat to the Supreme Court of Canada, Horgan vows. He and his attorney general, David Eby, still say they can win.

But this was a courtroom rout; the judges at the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled 5-0 against Horgan’s specious argument that the province can regulate in an area of clear federal power.

It was a great victory for Premier Jason Kenney, who increasingly looks like a lucky politician. Former premier Rachel Notley pitched for eight long innings; Kenney strolls to the mound and gets the win.

“B.C.’s highest court has spoken,” Kenney tweeted. “The time for obstruction of TMX is now over.”

In Toronto, Kenney also pointed to a Senate committee’s decision not to accept Bill C-48, the so-called tanker ban, and another committee’s move to heavily amend impact assessment Bill C-69.

“The wind is in our sails,” he told reporters.