Federal Conservatives Pitch Bill that Would End B.C.’s Tanker Ban
Poilievre says scrapping the ban could open the way for a Prince Rupert oil export project that would move up to 250,000 barrels a day.
- On Monday, October 26, 2026, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia's northern coast, reversing a July agreement Carney signed to maintain it.
- Opposition MPs argue the ban "effectively donates" billions to the United States by forcing Canada to sell discounted oil, citing a proposal by Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels daily through Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
- Premier David Eby's New Democrats lost the British Columbia election on Saturday, as Lorne Doerkson's provincial Conservatives swept to power with about two-thirds of the 93 seats; a federal Tory bill to scrap the ban faces second reading this week.
- After Carney and Eby signed their July deal, Alberta formally submitted a separate pipeline proposal to the major projects office that would follow the existing Trans Mountain pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta, to an export terminal in Delta, British Columbia.
- The Opposition letter states lifting the ban would give Alberta and British Columbia "an opportunity to build prosperity together," though the federal government remains the only barrier to the Prince Rupert project moving forward.
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Federal Conservatives pitch bill that would end B.C.’s tanker ban
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia's northern coast months after Canada inked a deal not to change it. Poilievre was one of several Opposition MPs who sign...
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OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia's northern coast months after Canada inked a deal not
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Federal Conservatives pitch bill that would end B.C.'s tanker ban
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia's northern coast months after Canada inked a deal not to change it.
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