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Poilievre pitches bill that would end B.C.’s tanker ban

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Pierre Poilievre, leader of a political party, has requested Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal an oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast. This request comes after Canada signed an agreement with B.C.’s previous government not to alter the ban. Poilievre and other opposition members have submitted a letter arguing that lifting the ban would allow for a proposed project by Strathcona Resources, which aims to ship up to 250,000 barrels of oil daily from Prince Rupert across the Pacific Ocean via existing rail tracks. The letter claims this move could prevent billions in profits from going to U.S. refineries and instead benefit Canada. Recently, B.C.’s provincial election resulted in a change of government, with Lorne Doerkson’s Conservatives winning about two-thirds of the seats.

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast. This request comes months after Canada signed an agreement with B.C. Premier David Eby to maintain the ban without alteration, suspension, or narrowing of scope. Poilievre and other Opposition MPs argue that lifting the ban would allow a proposal by Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of Canadian oil daily through Prince Rupert, B.C., via existing railroad tracks and across the Pacific Ocean. The tanker ban is seen as hindering economic growth in Alberta and British Columbia, with the letter stating that it “effectively donates” billions of dollars to the United States by forcing Canada to sell discounted oil, benefiting American refineries instead. For this proposal to move forward, Poilievre’s bill must pass its second reading, which aims to scrap the tanker ban. The federal government is currently the sole obstacle in lifting the ban according to the Opposition MPs.

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Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast months after Canada inked a deal not to change it.

right Advocates for lifting the tanker ban

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The plan would largely follow the path of the existing Trans Mountain pipeline from Bruderheim, Alta., to an export terminal in Delta, B.C. The letter says lifting the ban would give Alberta and British Columbia “an opportunity to build prosperity together.”

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🔮 For the proposal to be considered, the tanker ban would have to be lifted, and the letter says the federal government is the only thing standing in the way.

2026-10-26 · The Globe and Mail

Poilievre pitches bill that would end B.C.’s tanker ban · assertive framing

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast months after Canada inked a deal not to change it. asserted

Canada → ask → it

Poilievre was one of several Opposition MPs who signed a letter to Carney as a federal Tory bill to scrap the tanker ban goes for second reading this week. asserted

bill → sign → reading

The group says the tanker ban “effectively donates” billions of dollars to the United States by forcing Canada to sell discounted oil profiting American refineries. asserted

ban → say → refineries

The MPs point to a proposal by Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of Canadian oil a day on existing railroad tracks through Prince Rupert, B.C., and across the Pacific Ocean. asserted

MPs → point → Ocean

For the proposal to be considered, the tanker ban would have to be lifted, and the letter says the federal government is the only thing standing in the way. asserted

government → consider → way

Carney and then-B.C. Premier David Eby signed an agreement in July that included a promise by Ottawa to maintain the north coast tanker ban “without alteration, suspension, or narrowing of scope.” asserted

that → sign → scope

The letter says the Opposition would also be willing to discuss amendments to the ban that would allow the Prince Rupert project to move forward. asserted

project → say → ban

Eby’s New Democrats lost the B.C. election on Saturday, as Lorne Doerkson’s provincial Conservatives swept to power with about two-thirds of the 93 seats in the provincial legislature. asserted

Conservatives → lose → legislature

After Carney signed the deal with B.C., Alberta formally submitted a pipeline proposal to the major projects office – but with a southern route. asserted

Alberta → sign → route

lifting → follow → prosperity