Eby's anti-pipeline stance has "sidelined" province: B.C. Conservatives
Trevor Halford, interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives accused the governing B.C. New Democrats of failing to defend the province’s interests during national negotiations.
A new federal-provincial agreement between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to advance a proposed pipeline to British Columbia’s northwest coast is drawing sharp political backlash from the B.C. Conservative after provincial officials were reportedly excluded from the negotiations.
Trevor Halford, interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives accused the governing B.C. New Democrats of failing to defend the province’s interests during national negotiations.
The deal, announced Thursday, sets out a timeline that would see Ottawa formally designate the project as being in the “national interest” by October 1, 2026, with a construction approval target of September 1, 2027, and a possible start to construction in the fall of 2027. The agreement also links the project to a revised industrial carbon pricing framework, a key sticking point in interprovincial energy politics.
