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Liberals Defeat Bill to Lift B.C. Oil Tanker Ban

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Canada’s Liberal government voted to keep the British Columbia oil tanker ban in place.
Conservative MPs’ repeal bill was defeated in the House of Commons.
Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared after question period to vote on several bills.
Carney secured a summer agreement with British Columbia to maintain the tanker ban.
Alberta’s Pacific Link pipeline was rerouted southward this summer to respect the ban.

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Canada’s Liberal government voted to keep the British Columbia oil tanker ban in place.
Conservative MPs’ repeal bill was defeated in the House of Commons.
Prime Minister Mark Carney appeared after question period to vote on several bills.
Carney secured a summer agreement with British Columbia to maintain the tanker ban.
Alberta’s Pacific Link pipeline was rerouted southward this summer to respect the ban.