Carney says it's 'highly likely' Canada builds another west coast pipeline
Premier Danielle Smith expects a pipeline proposal within weeks, as revealed in a June 24 Bloomberg interview.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is eyeing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast among “national interest” projects, a new interview reveals. No project proposals have been tabled yet, according to Blacklock’s.
When asked if a new oil pipeline to the West coast was in the cards, Carney stated: “It’s highly, highly likely that that will be the case.”
Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson states cabinet won't publicly discuss industrial projects until finalized, telling reporters, "I never did a deal with the press."
Cabinet won't publicly discuss fast-tracked megaprojects deemed in "national interest" until finalized, @NrCan Minister @TimHodgsonMt tells reporters: "They are going to happen in private." https://t.co/f3eHMneLZB #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/1cbguL6ZxL
— Blacklock's Reporter (@mindingottawa) July 7, 2025
Hodgson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs Canada, stated July 4: “Those conversations are going to happen in private.”
“When there’s a transaction, we’ll let everybody know,” he said. “But you should assume everyone is focused on trying to figure out how to make that happen.”
Parliament passed Bill C-5 on June 26, granting cabinet authority to fast-track industrial projects deemed "in the national interest." Section 5.6 allows cabinet to consider any relevant factor.
“We are going to focus on projects of national interest,” Hodgson stated, adding, “I haven't seen one yet.”
WATCH: Mark Carney reveals his lack of understanding of Canada’s energy sector — confusing the Keystone pipeline with Trans Mountain (TMX). pic.twitter.com/Iog0WzQC6x
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) April 18, 2025
On Saturday, the prime minister affirmed the federal government's commitment to major projects. “… my sense is there’s real momentum moving, and that’s very encouraging.”
Carney vowed during the federal election to establish a major projects office that would decide on projects within two years instead of five. The federal government also sought provincial recommendations for projects.
“I think realistically, we should want to be an energy superpower,” he said, “given the sovereignty that will give us, given the resources that will give us for our social programs, given what that will do to help with the energy transition and create great jobs.”
In an interview with Rebel News, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith stated that foreign companies say investing in Canada's energy sector is too "risky" due to Justin Trudeau's policies.
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) March 23, 2024
Watch the full interview at: https://t.co/3w9R22NTtu pic.twitter.com/X4xJxljYZ4
Minister Hodgson clarified that Ottawa has begun conversations with the private sector on projects that could get the green light C-5. “It will be evaluated against those five criteria,” Hodgson said, referring to the evaluation process for national interest projects.
Developments will be evaluated over a two-year timeline, based on their ability to strengthen the economy and security, project success, advancement of Indigenous interests, and contribution to clean growth.
“High probability of execution” requires private sector leadership and capital, Hodgson said.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith expects a pipeline proposal within weeks, as revealed in a June 24 Bloomberg interview where she mentioned ongoing talks with energy companies, though she didn't name them.
Premier Smith says the Carney Liberals had a strong presence at the Calgary Stampede—taking a jab at the PM for his pancake flipping—while noting Carney's support for a bitumen pipeline in northern BC.
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) July 7, 2025
"We hope to have some good news on that in a few months," Smith adds. pic.twitter.com/lvbfOpcmAq
Smith recently called an Alberta-to-northwest B.C. pipeline “most credible and economic.” On June 8, she suggested pairing it with carbon capture projects like Pathway Alliance to offset emissions.
B.C. Premier David Eby, however, is less open to a new pipeline from Alberta, stating that if economically viable, private funding would already exist.
“It is much more attractive if we’re shipping decarbonized barrels, effectively, so that there’s some . . . coming together of Pathways and new oil exports,” admitted Carney.
If the $16.5 billion carbon capture and storage project proceeds, it will help decarbonize the oilsands and develop a new sector, creating spin-off activities and technologies that can be used in other industries.
“Yeah, that does rise towards the level of nation-building, because we’re building a new industry and it unlocks other things,” he added.
Danielle Smith explains why Alberta's oil and gas sector is critical to Canada's economy and how the Liberals have put national unity at risk by crushing pipeline projects. pic.twitter.com/ma7xlQyGI9
— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) June 2, 2025
However, Smith believes the federal government must remove other hurdles—the emissions cap, Impact Assessment Act, and northern B.C. tanker ban—to secure investor confidence for new pipelines.
Canadian pipeline projects have long faced regulatory hurdles. Between 2015 and 2020, $175 billion in energy projects were canceled due to regulatory uncertainty, environmental policies, and complex indigenous consultations, according to the Epoch Times.
In late June, Calgary-based Enbridge Inc., stated it would only propose the new Alberta-B.C. pipeline after "real provincial and federal legislative change." Enbridge lost hundreds of millions with the cancellation of Northern Gateway in 2016.
Alberta and Ontario’s environment ministers have since urged Ottawa to repeal Trudeau-era climate policies, including C-69. Saskatchewan also joined Alberta’s legal challenge against the controversial bill last week.
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Tim Lobb commented 2025-07-09 13:23:58 -0400Carney is a manipulative, pathological liar; just like Justin and too many Communist Liberals (Commu-Libs.) There’s no way any of this behaviour is simple coincidence. There really is a hidden (however poorly) agenda behind Carney, Ebey & the Left overall. Dare I say it? Yes, a conspiracy. Not a “theory” of conspiracy. An Actual conspiracy as plain as day. One has to be BLIND to not see it. Carney IS a WEF member. Freeland IS a WEF member. Pfizer’s Albert Bourla and Blackrock’s Fink and all the rest ARE WEF members. If you don’t know about the WEF at this point, sorry, you’re far past simply being part of the problem… you ARE the problem. They want no less than a world-wide Communist Dictatorship controlled by themselves and their degenerate co-conspirators and fellow control freaks. Open your eyes Canada, before you lose everything you haven’t given up already! -
Robert Pariseau commented 2025-07-07 21:32:06 -0400She best be ready to keep that oil solidly in the ground. There’s no way it’s going to see the light of day under pancake boy’s watch.
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Bernhard Jatzeck commented 2025-07-07 20:47:20 -0400Go ahead, Carney, pull the other one!
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Bruce Atchison commented 2025-07-07 19:55:09 -0400Marx Carney lies and Eby is stupid. How can we believe a PM who wrote a book about going green as fast as possible. And how can Eby say there’s no business case for a pipeline when Dopey Trudeau was the one who killed three pipelines? We need Pierre Poilievre in charge so he can assure investors that Canada is done with green socialism.
