SASKATOON — British Columbia is pushing back against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal for a bitumen pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast.
It’s expected to be a focus of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with premiers in Saskatoon Monday, where the assembled leaders are discussing a draft list of “national interest” projects to be fast-tracked through the approval process.
Smith said any list that doesn’t include new pipelines would send a bad message to Alberta as separatist sentiment flares up in that province.
Smith said she wants to see a bitumen pipeline built to ship oil to the Port of Prince Rupert on B.C.’s northern coast.
B.C. deputy premier
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