Loading ...Carney, Smith sign pipeline deal, open door to changing B.C. tanker ban
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith have signed an agreement that commits them to working toward building an oil pipeline to the West Coast — and opens the door to changes to the coastal tanker ban. At a signing ceremony in Calgary on Thursday, the two agreed that Ottawa would enable the export of oil through a deepsea port to Asian markets and “if necessary” adjust the tanker ban to make that happen.
The memorandum of understanding says Ottawa’s commitment is contingent on the pipeline being approved as a project of national interest, and on the project providing “opportunities for Indigenous co-ownership and shared economic benefits.” “This is a really great day for Albertans,” Smith said ahead of the signing event.
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Smith says future of industrial carbon tax should be at level ‘industry can afford’
Deciding how long it will take for Alberta’s industrial carbon tax to hit its new “minimum” of $130 per tonne should be based on what “industry can afford,” says Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Smith made the comments fresh off the signing of a new energy and pipeline deal with Prime Minister Mark Carney, which throws the Liberal government’s support behind the construction of a new Alberta-B.C. bitumen pipeline and exempts the province from a set of clean electricity regulations.
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