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Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson said no one should be “jumping to conclusions” about adjusting the moratorium on tanker traffic to support a bitumen pipeline from the Alberta oilsands to the B.C. coast before knowing exactly where the pipeline will be built. (The Canadian Press)
Talking point: The wide-ranging agreement Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed Thursday would see Ottawa prioritize a pipeline to a deepsea port that could export oil to Asian markets. The agreement says that may involve “an appropriate adjustment” to the ban. However, Hodgson said, the agreement “does not say which port, on what part of the coast.” The Oil Tanker Moratorium Act bars tankers with over 12,500 tonnes of crude oil from the coast between the northern tip of Vancouver Island and the Alaska border. That affects the port in Prince Rupert—part of the shortest route to Asia—but not in Vancouver, which Hodgson noted also offers access to Asia.
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