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Carney Tells Business Crowd a New Pipeline Project Is ‘Going to Happen’
Prime Minister Carney confirmed direct talks with Alberta on a new oil pipeline and emphasized carbon capture and nation-building to boost exports and investment.
- On November 7, 2025, Prime Minister Mark Carney told a Canadian Club Toronto audience that Ottawa is holding direct talks with the province of Alberta on pipeline matters.
- The federal Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney promote nation-building projects, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seeks a memorandum of understanding to deliver a bitumen pipeline and advance the Pathways Alliance carbon capture project.
- The government is accelerating approvals through the Major Projects Office as it fields many large project proposals, and Carney said twinning oilsands development with carbon capture could create a 'multi, multi-billion dollar industry'.
- When asked about federal laws, Carney said laws do not need to change, while Hodgson emphasized B.C. and First Nations support is necessary, and Eby dismissed the pipeline as 'fictional'.
- The idea of a new oil pipeline has been a political hot potato in Canada for years, with Carney noting discussions with Alberta on the issue during November 7, 2025.
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West Coast Pipeline MOU: A good first step, but project dead on arrival without Eby’s assent
The memorandum of understanding just signed by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith shows that Ottawa is open to new pipelines, but these are unlikely to come to fruition without British Columbia Premier David Eby’s sign-off, warns the MEI. “This marks a clear change to Ottawa’s long-standing hostility to pipelines, and is a significant step for Canadian energy,” says Gabriel Giguère, senior policy analyst at the MEI. “However, …
Alberta hopes to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with Ottawa to deliver oil to British Columbia.
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Prime Minister Mark Carney almost announced that he would get a new pipeline for Alberta, providing the strongest support for this project.
·Montreal, Canada
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Leaning Left23Leaning Right1Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution77% Left
Bias Distribution
- 77% of the sources lean Left
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L 77%
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