US EditionCarney, Smith Sign Pipeline Deal; Guilbeault Quits
The deal includes commitments on carbon capture and industrial carbon pricing, aiming to open Asian export markets and diversify Canada's energy routes, officials said.
- At a Calgary ceremony, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a Memorandum of Understanding to pursue a West Coast oil pipeline and shared green-technology goals.
- To open Asian markets and attract investment, the MOU links pipeline approval to the Pathways Alliance carbon-capture project and industrial carbon pricing to boost jobs and investment.
- The agreement requires private financing and Indigenous co-ownership, while the pact outlines a pipeline capable of moving one million barrels per day to the B.C. coast and Asian markets and contemplates exempting an approved project from the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act.
- The immediate political consequence was Steven Guilbeault's resignation, which came after he told Prime Minister Mark Carney by letter on Wednesday night he could not stay in federal cabinet as the MOU stood, though he will retain Liberal MP status.
- By July 1, 2026 the MOU requires the parties to decide how Alberta submits a pipeline application to the Major Projects Office and seek federal feedback on AI data-centre policy.
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Last week, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government and Alberta premier Danielle Smith did something many thought politically impossible: they agreed to a new oil pipeline cutting to the British Columbia coast, designed to move bitumen to foreign markets. Their memorandum of understanding (or MOU, a non-binding blueprint for where both governments want to go) lays out the high-stakes deal: Ottawa signals a willingness to ease up on key climate ru…
A Pipeline That Won't Be Built and the Real Trade Beneath the Canadian Climate Deal - CleanTechnica
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First Nations Denounce Canada PM’s Tar Sands Deal Made Without Their Consent
First Nations groups backed by environmental and conservationist allies in Canada are denouncing a pipeline and tanker infrastructure agreement announced Thursday between Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney and Conservative Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, calling the deal a betrayal and promising to fight against its implementation tooth and nail. “We will use every tool in our toolbox to… Source
Canada lifts laws to allow Alberta oil pipeline, turning from climate focus
OTTAWA, Ontario – Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada signed a sweeping agreement on Thursday that laid the groundwork for a new oil pipeline to expand Alberta’s oil sands, exempting the province’s energy industry from several environmental laws.
'Sellout of the Century': Canada PM Carney Ripped Over Tar Sands Pipeline Deal
“We will use every tool in our toolbox to ensure that this pipeline does not go ahead,” said one First Nations leader after the deal struck between PM Mark Carney and the Conservative premier of Alberta.
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