Alberta to sign agreement with Carney government paving the way for oil pipeline through B.C.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith sign a memorandum of understanding that includes a path to an oil pipeline through B.C.

Alberta and Ottawa are expected to agree to the broad outlines of a memorandum of understanding that would give the province special exemptions from federal environmental laws and offer political support for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast.Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier Danielle Smith have a signing ceremony at 9:30 MT this morningThe B.C. government is opposed to the pipeline deal, which Premier David Eby said would allow some tanker traffic on the province’s North Coast despite a current ban.Eby warned that carving out exemptions to a tanker ban “is like explaining to a vegetarian that they’ll still be a vegetarian if they eat a few steaks.”The pact would reset the relationship between the federal government and Alberta, who have been at odds with each other for some time.