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Carney signs major energy agreement with Alberta, paving the way for oil pipeline through B.C.
Alberta gains federal exemptions from environmental laws and political backing for a pipeline to the B.C. coast, aiming to export 1 million barrels daily, officials said.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an MOU that grants Alberta exemptions from federal laws and supports for a pipeline to the B.C. coast.
- The pact aims to reset strained federal–Alberta relations, and Danielle Smith, Premier of Alberta, argues the tanker ban prevents Alberta oil from reaching overseas markets.
- Regulatory detail shows the ban covers vessels over 12,500 tons off B.C.'s North Coast, which stretches from the northern tip of Vancouver Island to the Alaska border, and persistent oil products can linger after spills.
- B.C. officials quickly rejected the deal as B.C.'s NDP government opposes it and Premier David Eby called it a `broadside attack on an oil tanker ban` while the Heiltsuk Nation warned coastal Indigenous communities face spill risks.
- Unexpected participants drew sharp reaction from B.C. after Premier David Eby said he `almost fell out of his seat` learning Premier Scott Moe joined talks with Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith, likening them to tourists saying `Don’t worry about us, we know where we’re going.
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Carney signs major energy agreement with Alberta, laying out conditions for new oil pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed a major new energy cooperation agreement outlining the emission and other climate conditions that need to be met in order for a new oil pipeline to the Pacific to be approved under the federal major projects law.
·Canada
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Prime Minister Mark Carney and his counterpart Danielle Smith signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday for the construction of a privately-funded oil pipeline to British Columbia. Alberta will have until July 1st to submit it to the Federal Major Projects Office to get it on the fast track.
·Montreal, Canada
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Bias Distribution
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C 31%
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