B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a Ksi Lisims LNG announcement of an environmental assessment certificate from the Government of British Columbia in Vancouver on Sept. 16, 2025. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
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.
