B.C. Premier David Eby spoke in Victoria on Thursday in response to Alberta and Ottawa signing a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for a new oil pipeline to B.C.’s coast. Eby referenced the project’s lack of proponent, permitting and support from Indigenous communities as key issues.
- Politicians across the country are responding to a new energy deal between Ottawa and Alberta.
- The memorandum of understanding gives Alberta special exemptions from federal environmental laws and offers political support for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast.
- B.C. Premier David Eby says he is “anxious” the proposed pipeline will distract from major projects with Indigenous support that are already underway out west.
- Eby criticized the fact that the deal also opens the door for changes to a law that bans tanker traffic off B.C.’s North Coast.
- Meanwhile, Steven Guilbeault is resigning from Carney’s cabinet over his disagreement with the MOU but will stay on as an MP.