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Poilievre Pushes to Repeal B.C. Oil Tanker Ban

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  • Conservative Pierre Poilievre asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to repeal British Columbia’s northern-coast oil tanker ban.
  • MPs sent a letter and introduced a Tory bill to scrap the ban, now in second reading.
  • MPs claim the ban “effectively donates” billions to the United States by forcing discounted oil sales to American refineries.
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney and B.C. Premier David Eby signed a July deal to keep the ban unchanged.