May 132025
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Supreme Court delivers blow to Alberta gov in $15 billion coal lawsuit — former minister ordered to testify
The decision clears the way for Savage to be questioned under oath about the province’s controversial reversal on coal mining policy. . . . . . .
Meanwhile, legal observers say the outcome of the expropriation case could set an important precedent on whether governments can be held financially liable for reversing decisions that dramatically affect industry investments even when those reversals reflect public will.
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