Canada's Carney says pact with British Columbia maintains northwest coast oil tanker ban
Ottawa will back major B.C. infrastructure and resource projects with about $20 billion while keeping North Coast tanker restrictions in place, officials said.
- On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Columbia Premier David Eby announced a $20 billion federal support package for the province while explicitly maintaining the Northern Tanker Ban along the North Coast.
- This agreement secures British Columbia's commitment not to oppose a new pipeline from Alberta, superseding a previous Ottawa-Alberta memorandum of understanding that had suggested Ottawa might consider adjusting the tanker ban.
- Federal funds include $10 billion for Roberts Bank port upgrades and $3.5 billion for the North Coast Transmission Line, alongside $3 billion for the Massey Tunnel and $500 million for the Red Chris mine.
- Premier Eby stated the province will not fight the pipeline project in court, fulfilling constitutional obligations while emphasizing the deal focuses on British Columbia's growth rather than responding to Alberta.
- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faces a deadline to file pipeline applications, though a private-sector proponent remains unidentified; energy firms including Enbridge Inc. and South Bow Corp. previously declined to assume the project's financial risks.
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Coastal First Nations alliance praises new deal to uphold North Coast tanker ban - Vanderhoof Omineca Express
The Coastal First Nations alliance is applauding the new agreement struck between the B.C. and federal governments to uphold the ban on heavy oil tankers docking in the region, regardless of whether a new pipeline gets built. “Today is a good day,” said Chief Marilyn Slett of the Heiltsuk Nation, one of six in the alliance. “As our coastal communities, we are very pleased to hear that the North Coast will remain protected from the threat of an o…
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