Overview

• Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated federal backing for a pipeline to Canada’s West Coast will depend on transporting de-carbonized barrels and advancing Pathways Alliance’s carbon capture initiative.
• Alberta Premier Danielle Smith urged Ottawa to fast-track a bitumen pipeline to Prince Rupert, arguing that overhauling Liberal emissions regulations is essential to attract private investors.
• B.C. Premier David Eby said he will not support any new oil pipeline through his province and dismissed calls to lift the northern tanker ban.
• New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt and Ontario Premier Doug Ford voiced interest in a west-to-east pipeline to ensure all regions benefit from Alberta’s oil production.
• The federal government is exploring designation of a western and Arctic trade and energy corridor that could include an oil pipeline to tidewater.