British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s not blocking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to build a pipeline to his province’s northern coast, but that there is currently no proponent or money for the project.
“I’m not the one who stands between Premier Smith and a pipeline to the coast. There’s no proponent, there’s no money, there’s no project right now,” Eby said during a June 9 press conference in Seoul, South Korea at the end of a 10-day trade tour through Asia.
Eby says that if Smith succeeds in securing a proponent and funding, then B.C. “will certainly cross that bridge.” He added there were “countless” other projects that B.C. could work with Alberta on to achieve prosperity for the western provinces….