A Conservative motion to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast failed in the House of Commons on Oct. 28, with the Liberals and other opposition parties voting against it.
Bill C-264 was defeated by a vote of 191–132, with the Liberals, New Democrats, Bloc Québécois, and Green Party voting against. The bill would have removed restrictions on certain oil tanker operations along the northern coast of B.C.
The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act, passed in 2019 under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, prohibits vessels carrying more than 12,500 metric tonnes of crude oil or persistent oil products from stopping, loading, or unloading at ports or marine installations within designated waters off northern B.C.’s coast. Smaller shipments and certain non-persistent oil products are exempt. …