Carney signs multi-billion-dollar pact with BC, maintains north coast oil tanker ban | FULL

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An agreement between British Columbia and the federal government will maintain the northern oil tanker ban. The memorandum of understanding unveiled by Prime Minister Mark Carney and Premier David Eby in Vancouver Thursday says the province will be compensated for environmental risks if Ottawa imposes an oil pipeline on B.C. Carney also said the memorandum of understanding (MOU) would help unlock more than $150 billion in new investment, with British Columbia as the "linchpin." Eby said there was "no way" under the deal that a northern bitumen pipeline would be built, adding that the MOU doesn’t require B.C. to support any pipeline proposal from Alberta. “However, as I 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," he said, "pipelines are federal jurisdiction." For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http:/

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