Sunday November 23, 2025 | NATIONAL [Posted at 1 am PT | Updated November 24, 2025]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Update Nov 24: On Thurs November 27, Carney will be in Calgary to sign an MOU with Alberta’s Premier about a northwest pipeline
Also see: Premier Eby on the growing prospect of a northwest pipeline (November 24, 2025)
As published Nov 23, 2025:
Prime Minister Mark Carney seems agreeable to, interested in, and pleased about a proposed oil pipeline through northern British Columbia.
In response to a media question from Global TV during a media availability at the G20 in South Africa today, Carney seems to be comfortable with the politics of supporting Alberta’s interest for an oil pipeline despite the intense conflict that is brewing with BC Premier David Eby over the proposed pipeline project.
“Big picture – what we’re looking to do — and what we are doing — is a series of major investments — nation building projects — that make our country stronger, more independent from the United States. And that these projects are done in a way that benefit and have the full support of Indigenous peoples… and are consistent with our climate goals,” said Carney at the press conference podium.
“So the discussion around oil pipelines, for example — this is the language of Premier Smith, of the grand bargain, is absolutely related to other aspects of policy in Alberta, if it were an oil pipeline from Alberta,” said Carney, adding: “As well as investment in carbon capture and storage so that these are effectively decarbonized.”
Conversations are ongoing:
“Those conversations are ongoing,” said Carney, referring to discussions between Alberta, Saskatchewan and the federal government — discussions to which Premier Eby was not invited to take part or even know about. “They have been constructive.”
Prospective agreement:
“There is a prospect of an agreement. It’s not finalized. So in my experience in these things – is when things aren’t final it’s best not to overly speculate on where they’re going from there,” said Prime Minister Carney today.
Political blessing:
“We ran on one Canadian economy. We ran on nation building projects,” said Carney with reference to the spring 2025 election in which the Liberals grabbed votes from a broad sector of the population.
“We ran on giving ourselves more than America could take away. By building these projects but also unleashing investment and building new relationships. That’s exactly what we’re doing,” he said with what seems like a growing confidence in the politics of his economic master plan.
“We had Opposition support for the Building Canada Act in June. We had some opposition support and constructive opposition action from all parties except the Bloc Quebecois. But the budget passed,” said Carney, who challenged the reporter as to describing the budget as just barely passing on November 17 in the House of Commons.
“And we will continue as a government. We’re open to good ideas on how to build the country and how to make sure that as we build the country that it benefits our workers…. consistent with the needs and desires of Indigenous people, and consistent with our climate goals,” the Liberal prime minister said.
Carney promised alignment with climate goals as part of getting Green Party MP and Leader Elizabeth May’s vote for the budget last week.
“In the end, we went before the Canadian people with the strategy that in our judgement the country needs. We received more votes than any party in the past — our highest vote share as a party in 50 years,” said Carney, pointing out “representation in all provinces and the north”.
Full steam ahead:
“And we’re going to continue to execute that strategy,” said Carney with fervor today at the end of the G20 press conference.
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- Economy overrides politics in preliminary exclusion of BC Premier from northwest pipeline talks (November 21, 2025)
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