Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an agreement on July 2 that they say will advance a proposed new oil pipeline from Alberta to the southern coast of B.C. and pair it with a carbon capture system.
Alberta had originally pushed for Ottawa to remove a tanker ban off the northern coast of B.C. brought in by the Trudeau government to enable shipment from that region, a move opposed by B.C. Premier David Eby. Earlier in the day, Carney announced that the tanker ban will remain in place.
The proposed pipeline route would largely follow the existing Trans Mountain pipeline route, which runs from the Edmonton area to Burnaby, B.C….