Article content

We’ve descended from the simply ridiculous to the absolutely farcical in this endless battle to build an oil pipeline to the West Coast.

How daft has it got? Well, imagine for a moment you’re a constitutional lawyer representing the B.C. government and you inadvertently pick up the wrong case file rushing into court.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Nelson: Trans Mountain pipeline fight descends into total farce Back to video

You start arguing against the proposal to twin the Trans Mountain pipeline with its potential cargo of Alberta crude only for a somewhat confused judge to stop you mid-plea, pointing out you’re actually the legal counsel who’s supposed to put the case as to why Alberta should be forced to keep piping its oil down the same darn route.

Yes, were it not for John Horgan’s government over in Lotusland, where else would we look for entertainment these days in Canada? Watching the collective springtime golf tournaments of our various NHL hockey teams, perhaps?

It’s nearly impossible to keep track of these B.C. governmental legal eagles and their various convoluted lawsuits over what are essentially big bits of pipe. One day they want to stop construction of a new one, then, by the time the sun’s risen again, they’re marching off to another courtroom, fighting on behalf of the one they’ve already got.