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Carney and Smith Poised to Announce Energy MOU That Opens Door to B.C. Coast Pipeline

Ottawa says consultations with B.C. will follow shortly, leaving major questions over route, financing, Indigenous consent, tanker limits.

FILE: Prime Minister Mark Carney greets B.C. Premier David Eby outside his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa for a working dinner, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.
Premier Danielle Smith speaks about Bill 1, Bill 2 and the throne speech during a press conference at the Alberta legislature, in Edmonton on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers a speech during a G20 Leaders’ Summit plenary session at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on November 22, 2025.
Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the Liberal National Caucus meeting.

Overview

  • The Prime Minister and Alberta premier are expected to unveil a near‑final memorandum of understanding in Calgary on Thursday that could facilitate a heavy‑oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast.
  • Reporting says the framework features limited exemptions to the northern oil‑tanker moratorium paired with policy moves on industrial emissions, including stronger carbon pricing and support for the Pathways carbon capture initiative.
  • B.C. Premier David Eby says being cut out of talks is unacceptable, demands Coastal First Nations be at the table, and warns a heavy‑oil spill would imperil fisheries and tourism in the northwest.
  • Eby and Energy Minister Adrian Dix argue there is no route, no private proponent, and no confirmed market, noting estimates of $20–$30 billion for a pipeline and emphasizing that an MOU is not an actual project.
  • Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says negotiations are progressing and Ottawa will speak with B.C. “in short order,” as sources describe Grey Cup‑week negotiations led by Michael Sabia and Alberta deputy minister Larry Kaumeyer.