US EditionCarney, Smith Sign Pipeline Deal; Guilbeault Quits
The Alberta-West Coast pipeline deal includes Indigenous co-ownership and carbon capture commitments amid 60% national public support, with private financing required for progress.
- On Tuesday in Calgary, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum to pursue a West Coast pipeline, reported Nov. 27, 2025.
- By tying the pipeline to Pathways, the MOU links the project to the Pathways Alliance carbon capture project and a stronger industrial carbon price as federal support conditions, aiming to open Asian markets and diversify Canada’s economy.
- Under the MOU, Ottawa would offer exemptions from the oil tanker moratorium and clean electricity regulations if approved under the Building Canada Act, while the Major Projects Office would smooth approvals and seek investors.
- Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is resigning after the MOU signing, British Columbia Premier David Eby called the deal 'unacceptable', and many Coastal First Nations remain fiercely opposed.
- Critics including the Pembina Institute warn that pairing carbon capture with a new pipeline and extra oil production could raise emissions above the status quo, and experts note projects often fail at scale.
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Fort McMurray political, business leaders praise Alberta-Ottawa MOU
Mayor Sandy Bowman hopes an agreement between Alberta and Ottawa that includes plans for a major west coast pipeline will bring years of economic investment, job growth and stability to Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. He added the region is ready for any population growth that might come with those economic spinoffs.
Pipeline deal could trigger race to the bottom on Canada's climate policy: advocates
A new pipeline agreement between Alberta and Ottawa could trigger a race to the bottom on Canada's climate policies, advocates said Thursday, as they warned the deal would invite other provinces to make copycat demands.
Pipeline deal could trigger race to the bottom on Canada's climate policy: advocates
A new pipeline agreement between Alberta and Ottawa could trigger a race to the bottom on Canada's climate policies, advocates said Thursday, as they warned the deal would invite other provinces to make copycat demands.
Carney-Smith deal will bring carbon capture to Cold Lake. They don’t want it
Alberta First Nations are being shut out of a sprawling carbon capture and storage project on their traditional territories that is a key part of a possible Alberta-Ottawa pipeline deal, chiefs say. Kelsey Jacko, chief of Cold Lake First Nations,…
Canadian Cabinet Minister Resigns Over Pipeline
Steven Guilbeault, a climate minister in Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet, announced he was resigning Thursday.Guilbeault said he was resigning to protest the Liberal government’s move to roll back Canada’s environmental policies as part of a push for a new oil pipeline.On Thursday, Carney and Alberta Premiere Danielle Smith signed an agreement designed to boost oil production and overhaul controversial energy laws that were impleme…
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