Federal Conservatives renew push to end B.C. North Coast tanker ban
Federal Conservatives are renewing their push to end the tanker ban on British Columbia's North Coast. Opposition MPs have written to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking for repeal as their bill to scrap the ban reaches second reading this week. They point to a proposal to move oil by rail through Prince Rupert for Pacific shipment, despite a July federal-provincial agreement to keep the ban.
Brief news points:
- Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and other Opposition MPs have written to Prime Minister Mark Carney asking him to repeal the tanker ban on B.C.'s North Coast.
- A Conservative bill to scrap the ban goes to second reading in Parliament this week.
- The MPs point to a Strathcona Resources idea to move up to 250,000 barrels a day by existing rail through Prince Rupert for shipment across the Pacific — a plan that would require lifting the ban.
- Prime Minister Carney and then-B.C. Premier David Eby agreed in July to maintain the ban without alteration.
- The Opposition letter says the Conservatives would discuss amendments related to the Prince Rupert project.
Source: CBC News. Visit the CBCNEWSAPP for the full story.
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