Canada Clears Path for West Coast Oil Pipeline Build

The Canadian government and Alberta have reached a carbon pricing deal that could finally move a long-discussed West Coast oil pipeline from perpetual Canadian debate into actual construction, with a start date now penciled in as early as September 2027. For Canada, this is meaningful progress. Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the agreement Friday, building on a November memorandum that laid out conditions for federal support of a crude pipeline capable of moving roughly 1 million barrels per day to the Pacific…