Eby ‘anxious’ the new proposed pipeline will distract from other major works
Eby warns proposed pipeline project could become an ‘energy vampire’
B.C. Premier David Eby said he’s concerned the proposed pipeline to B.C.’s North Coast could become an “energy vampire.” He noted the pipeline doesn’t yet have any proponents and said it’s important it doesn’t draw limited federal and provincial resources away from “real projects.”
Eby says he is “anxious” the proposed pipeline will distract from major projects with Indigenous support that are already underway out west. He repeats comments he made last week, saying the new project isn’t grounded in reality because it doesn’t have a proponent or support from coastal First Nations.
“The bottom line for us is that we need to make sure this project doesn’t become an energy vampire, with all of the variables that have yet to be fulfilled. No proponent. No route. No money. No First Nations support. That it cannot draw limited federal resources, limited Indigenous governance resources, limited provincial resources, away from the real projects.”
He also said “it would’ve been good for B.C. to be at the table,” for discussions between Alberta and Ottawa, “no question about it.”
Had he been at the table, Eby would have asked what measures are in place to respond to a potential oil spill.