B.C. Premier David Eby says he is concerned that an Alberta–Ottawa energy agreement including the goal of a pipeline to the B.C. coast could become a “distraction” from other projects in his province.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Nov. 27 committing Ottawa and the province to work toward allowing the construction of an oil pipeline to the B.C. coast if a private proponent comes forward. The MOU also proposes rolling back several Trudeau-era environmental restrictions and potentially making “adjustments” to the oil tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast where necessary.
