The Liberal government will vote against a Conservative motion calling for federal support for a new bitumen pipeline. The non-binding motion asks Ottawa to back a pipeline that could ship one million barrels a day from the B.C. coast to Asia and to adjust the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act while consulting Indigenous Peoples.
A government source says the motion leaves out key parts of a recent agreement with Alberta, including industrial carbon pricing, Indigenous co-ownership, and talks with B.C. Because of this, the Liberals plan to oppose it.
The agreement also requires Alberta to negotiate a carbon price by 2026 and advance the Pathways carbon capture project. In return, Ottawa agreed to pause clean electricity rules, avoid an emissions cap, and consider a tanker ban exemption.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has said a pipeline won’t move forward without a private-sector proponent. Alberta Liberal MP Corey Hogan called the motion divisive, while Conservatives say it simply clarifies the agreement’s wording.
