David Eby said the province’s proposal is “not a real project” after Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on Wednesday ramped up her efforts to establish a new oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast. Smith’s government intends to submit plans for a pipeline to the federal Major Projects Office by next spring, and hopes that a private company will eventually take over and build the project. (Global News)

Talking point: Eby’s comments echo those of former B.C. premier John Horgan, who also opposed oil pipelines crossing the province’s territory. At least one B.C. First Nation representative has also come out against Smith’s proposal, but other Indigenous communities along the coast could potentially support it. Business groups including the Calgary Chamber of Commerce applauded Smith’s announcement, but no pipeline company has yet committed any funding to the project.