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Carney to Keep North BC Tanker Ban as Alberta to Unveil Pipeline Proposal
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Carney to Keep North BC Tanker Ban as Alberta to Unveil Pipeline Proposal Prime Minister Mark Carney announced billions of dollars in federal funding for energy, mining and transportation projects in Canada’s west coast province of British Columbia. The move is meant to boost Premier David Eby’s top priorities for his province, but also serves to soften the blow of a more controversial announcement: Alberta’s bid to build a new crude oil pipeline through BC’s mountainous terrain.
Carney to Keep North BC Tanker Ban as Alberta to Unveil Pipeline Proposal
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced billions of dollars in federal funding for energy, mining and transportation projects in Canada’s west coast province of British Columbia.
The move is meant to boost Premier David Eby’s top priorities for his province, but also serves to soften the blow of a more controversial announcement: Alberta’s bid to build a new crude oil pipeline through BC’s mountainous terrain.