As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize
Carney and Smith are weighing pipeline routes and climate conditions as Eby signals openness to negotiations and tanker restrictions remain a key obstacle.
- As Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's efforts to build a new oil pipeline to the West Coast advanced this past week, British Columbia Premier David Eby shifted from denouncing the federal-Alberta deal to exploring bargaining opportunities.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney is likely attempting to placate Alberta separatist sentiment with the pipeline project, a move Tom Gunton of Simon Fraser University calls a political miscalculation risking provincial mistrust.
- Questioning the pipeline's necessity, Gunton highlights that Alberta production could reach 400,000 barrels per day, while Smith recently signaled openness to a southern route alongside the existing Trans Mountain system.
- Seeking additional federal support, Premier Eby is pursuing funding for liquefied natural gas and critical minerals projects as a 'quid pro quo' for potentially supporting a new pipeline, Kathryn Harrison of the University of British Columbia says.
- New legal frameworks like the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act create investor uncertainty, and Harrison warns that although B.C. lacks a formal veto, opposition from Indigenous groups remains impactful.
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As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize - Creston Valley Advance
As the Alberta government’s efforts to get a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast took some major leaps forward over the past week, B.C. Premier David Eby seemed to be on the defensive — though he may actually have some real bargaining power. The idea of a new pipeline to the B.C. coast was thrust into the spotlight in November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that commit…
As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize - Fort St. James Caledonia Courier
As the Alberta government’s efforts to get a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast took some major leaps forward over the past week, B.C. Premier David Eby seemed to be on the defensive — though he may actually have some real bargaining power. The idea of a new pipeline to the B.C. coast was thrust into the spotlight in November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that commit…
As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize - Grand Forks Gazette
As the Alberta government’s efforts to get a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast took some major leaps forward over the past week, B.C. Premier David Eby seemed to be on the defensive — though he may actually have some real bargaining power. The idea of a new pipeline to the B.C. coast was thrust into the spotlight in November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that commit…
As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
As the Alberta government’s efforts to get a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast took some major leaps forward over the past week, B.C. Premier David Eby seemed to be on the defensive — though he may actually have some real bargaining power. The idea of a new pipeline to the B.C. coast was thrust into the spotlight in November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that commit…
As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize - Northern Sentinel
As the Alberta government’s efforts to get a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast took some major leaps forward over the past week, B.C. Premier David Eby seemed to be on the defensive — though he may actually have some real bargaining power. The idea of a new pipeline to the B.C. coast was thrust into the spotlight in November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that commit…
Penticton Western News
As new oil pipeline effort takes major steps forward, B.C. scrambles to capitalize
As the Alberta government’s efforts to get a new oil pipeline built to the West Coast took some major leaps forward over the past week, B.C. Premier David Eby seemed to be on the defensive — though he may actually have some real bargaining power. The idea of a new pipeline to the B.C. coast was thrust into the spotlight in November when Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding that commit…
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