Tories Modify Pro-Pipeline Motion as Liberals Call It a Political Stunt

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Dec. 8, 2025. The Canadian Press/Adrian WyldThe Conservatives have amended their motion asking MPs to support an oil pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast by including more language from the Nov. 27 memorandum of understanding signed between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.Speaking to reporters on Dec. 9, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson referred to the Tories’ original motion tabled the same day as  a “cheap political stunt.” Other Liberal cabinet members expressed opposition, saying it was too narrow in scope in asking for a ‘yes’ or ’no’ in support of the pipeline, and on wording regarding any “appropriate adjustment” to the oil tanker ban on B.C.’s north coast.