BC’s Eby Says He’s Not Blocking Smith’s North Coast Pipeline but There’s No Money, Proponent for the Project

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June 10, 2025

BC’s Eby Says He’s Not Blocking Smith’s North Coast Pipeline but There’s No Money, Proponent for the Project — B.C. Premier David Eby arrives for an announcement about mining in the province, in Vancouver, on May 26, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

6/10/2025Updated: 6/10/2025

British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’s not blocking Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s plan to build a pipeline to his province’s northern coast, but that there is currently no proponent or money for the project.

“I’m not the one who stands between Premier Smith and a pipeline to the coast. There’s no proponent, there’s no money, there’s no project right now,” Eby said during a June 9 press conference in Seoul, South Korea at the end of a 10-day trade tour through Asia.