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Cross-party support is for the projects, not the fast-track instruments: BC's Conservatives voted against both BC fast-track laws even though they promise more building.
The evidence it rests on
Supports (3)
- BC Bills 14 and 15 pass third reading 46-46 on the Speaker's casting vote
Passed 46-46; every opposition MLA voted no.
Documented by: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, “Hansard, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, Afternoon, Issue No. 72 (43rd Parliament, 1st Session)” (external site), . and 1 more
- Commons defeats Conservative motion backing a West Coast pipeline in the Canada–Alberta MOU's wording; only Conservatives vote yes
Federal Conservatives back the project itself.
Documented by: Global News, “Liberals defeat Poilievre pipeline motion, insist they back future project” (external site), . and 4 more
- BC Conservatives criticize the southern pipeline route through Delta farmland, and Findlay blames Eby for blocking the northern route
BC Conservatives want the pipeline, not the NDP's tools.
Documented by: National Post (syndicated on Yahoo News Canada), “B.C. Conservatives criticize Alberta-Ottawa pipeline plan through 'vital' B.C. farmland” (external site), .
Complicates (1)
- House of Commons passes Part 2 of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, at third reading by 306 votes to 31, with Conservatives voting in favour
Federal Conservatives did vote for the C-5 instrument.
Documented by: openparliament.ca, “House of Commons vote 45-1 #33: C-5 Part 1 (internal trade) third reading” (external site). and 2 more
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