Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces the “New North America Initiative,” led by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy in Calgary, Alta., on May 16, 2025. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
CALGARY—Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says building a pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast to export Alberta oil and gas is the industry’s top priority, ahead of other potential routes.
Smith made the comments on Sept. 6 during the Canada Strong and Free Network conference in Calgary—an annual Conservative networking event—after being asked whether she thought Manitoba’s port town of Churchill was a realistic option to increase her province’s oil and gas exports.
