B.C. Premier David Eby made it clear on Thursday that if a pipeline is built from Alberta to B.C.’s coast, the provincial government will not fight that decision.

“This agreement doesn’t require us to support any pipeline proposal from Alberta, Eby said.

“However, as I’ve said before, we recognize our constitutional position and we do not have the authority to stop a new pipeline. We will not be going to court to fight a pipeline project. Instead, we will ensure we will fulfill our constitutional obligations in good faith. Pipelines are federal jurisdiction.

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“That’s why this agreement matters; it ensures that the Northern Tanker Ban stays in place.”

Previously, Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the federal government would protect and “fully” maintain a ban on oil tankers off the coast of northern British Columbia.

This was part of an agreement where B.C. will also receive new funding for “critical infrastructure, resource projects, clean energy.”

-more to come

– with files from Global News’ Uday Rana

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