Poilievre asks Carney to repeal B.C.’s oil tanker ban

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Digital, G. (2026, October 26). Poilievre asks Carney to repeal B.C.’s oil tanker ban. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12121294/poilievre-oil-tanker-ban/

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Pierre Poilievre, leader of a political party, has requested that Prime Minister Mark Carney repeal an oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s northern coast. This request comes despite a previous agreement between Carney and former B.C. Premier David Eby to uphold the ban without alteration. The letter signed by several opposition MPs argues that maintaining the ban costs Canada billions of dollars in lost revenue, as it forces Canadian oil sales at discounted rates benefiting U.S. refineries. They cite a proposal by Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of oil daily through Prince Rupert via rail and across the Pacific Ocean, which would require lifting the tanker ban for implementation.
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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 agreed not to change it. Along with several other Opposition MPs, Poilievre signed a letter to Carney as a federal Tory bill to scrap the tanker ban moves forward for second reading this week. The letter argues that lifting the ban would give Alberta and British Columbia “an opportunity to build prosperity together” by allowing Calgary-based Strathcona Resources to ship up to 250,000 barrels of Canadian oil a day via existing railroad tracks through Prince Rupert, B.C., and across the Pacific Ocean. Carney and then-B.C. Premier David Eby signed an agreement in July that included Ottawa's promise to maintain the north coast tanker ban “without alteration, suspension, or narrowing of scope.” Poilievre’s group claims that maintaining the ban effectively donates billions of dollars to the United States by forcing Canada to sell discounted oil to American refineries.

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📰 Poilievre Pushes Against Bc Tanker Ban
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B.C. GPE · 5× Canada GPE · 4× Carney PERSON · 3× Alberta GPE · 2× Prince Rupert GPE · 2× British Columbia’s GPE · 1× Conservative NORP · 1× Mark Carney PERSON · 1× Pierre Poilievre PERSON · 1× Poilievre PERSON · 1×

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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.”
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-26
🔮 Get daily National news 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
2026-10-26 · Global News
Poilievre asks Carney to repeal B.C.’s oil 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
Get daily National news 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 → get → 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
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Voters → head → Toronto
Canada receives first F-35 jets from U.S. as full order still under review 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 → receive → 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
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.” asserted
lifting → follow → prosperity
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