A B.C.-based lawyer says there is a reason why the provincial government isn’t putting in road checks at the Alberta border crossings.
Speaking on NL Newsday, Acumen Law’s Kyla Lee says under the Constitution, the provincial government can only make laws that apply to British Columbia.
“So if you are in Alberta and want to come in to British Columbia, we can’t stop you from coming in. Unless Alberta says that you can’t go to B.C. as well,” Lee says.
“There has to essentially be a mutual agreement between the two provinces in order to close the border. That’s what we see between Ontario and Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba. With the Atlantic bubble there was a mutual agreement.”
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