Carney says energy deal sets ‘necessary conditions’ for new pipeline to B.C. – CBC

Nov 27, 2025

MOU exempts Alberta from aspects of federal law to make pipeline happen

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Alberta and Ottawa signed a memorandum of understanding that gives the province special exemptions from federal environmental laws and offers political support for a new oil pipeline to the B.C. coast.
The deal ties approval of “one or more” privately financed pipelines to a carbon capture, utilization and storage project in northeast Alberta.
The pipeline proposal will be submitted to the Major Projects Office by Canada Day.
There are several references to supporting Indigenous “co-ownership” of the pipeline.
The 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.”