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Smith Presses Ottawa on West Coast Pipeline as Eby Calls Plan ‘Fictional’

Ottawa has yet to decide whether to place the proposal on its fast-track priority list.

B.C. Premier David Eby, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith pushed back on opposition to a pipeline heading East at the Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal on Monday.
The Premier's of Alberta and British Columbia continued to take political shots at each other Tuesday over Danielle Smith's desire for a pipeline between Alberta and the northern B.C. coast.

Overview

  • After meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa, Danielle Smith urged the federal government to include a new Alberta-to–north coast B.C. oil pipeline in the next round of priority projects expected before the Grey Cup in mid-November.
  • Smith is seeking federal policy changes, including lifting the North Coast tanker ban and revising an emissions cap, and argues the pipeline could generate about $20 billion a year for the Canadian economy.
  • Alberta has committed C$14 million for early planning and convened a technical advisory group with Enbridge, Trans Mountain and South Bow, with a goal of submitting an application to the Major Projects Office by next spring.
  • The proposal currently has no private-sector proponent, no settled route and no private financing, with Alberta saying it will act as an interim proponent until investors step in.
  • B.C. Premier David Eby denounced the plan as lacking First Nations consent and threatening coastal projects, while Coastal First Nations leaders reiterated they will not accept crude oil tanker traffic through their waters.