Ottawa-B.C. pipeline deal comes at Alberta’s expense

ACFN chief joins B.C. First Nations to oppose new pipeline

(ANNews) – The chief of Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation is backing the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs’ call for Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to “immediately halt” plans for a new oil pipeline to the…

Ottawa-B.C. pipeline deal comes at Alberta’s expense

The Constitution gives Parliament sole authority over interprovincial pipelines, so why is Ottawa negotiating payments with B.C.? On July 2, Prime Minister Mark Carney signed the Canada-British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement with B.C. Premier David Eby in Vancouver, then flew to Calgary to announce, beside Premier Danielle Smith, Alberta’s submission of a million-barrel pipeline to the Major Projects Office. The Calgary stage supplied…

Ottawa-B.C. pipeline deal comes at Alberta’s expense | Frontier Centre For Public Policy

Research VP Marco Navarro-Génie argues Ottawa's agreement with British Columbia enables a de facto toll on Alberta oil, despite court rulings against provincial pipeline barriers, undermining the internal free trade Carney promised and shifting constitutional authority into a negotiated revenue sharing arrangement.