Proposed West Coast oil pipeline faces harder questions than just approval – Times Colonist
January 20, 2026
Economists warn the biggest risk is not politics or protests, but whether Alberta can attract enough investment to fill a new pipeline to Prince Rupert
Prime Minister Mark Carney was in B.C. last week speaking with Coastal First Nations to clear a path for new energy projects, including a West Coast oil pipeline to Prince Rupert.
That path is littered with political, legal and environmental landmines, not the least of which is opposition by Coastal First Nations.
But the biggest challenge to a new oil pipeline may be economic and financial, not political.
