Carney says B.C. ‘has to agree’ on pipeline plan from Alberta

By Canadian Press on November 25, 2025.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says British Columbia “has to agree” on a potential pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific coast.

Carney is expected to unveil a memorandum of understanding on a new energy pact with Alberta in Calgary on Thursday that likely will include language about a new pipeline.

In question period today, Carney said that MOU would lay out “necessary conditions” for a possible pipeline but didn’t elaborate on what those are.

In the government’s climate competitiveness strategy released earlier this month, Ottawa committed to reinforced methane regulations and a strengthened industrial carbon pricing system.

Both are expected to be part of a deal with Alberta, according to a clean energy industry source who is familiar with the negotiations but not authorized to publicly discuss the details.

On Monday, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said the government is getting close to being able to provide clarity on whether Ottawa would repeal the West Coast oil tanker ban, which Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has said is necessary to get a new pipeline built.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 25, 2025

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press