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The Canada-BC Cooperative Prosperity Agreement is paid consent: federal money (C$3.9 billion toward the North Coast transmission line, C$500 million for the Red Chris mine expansion and up to C$3 billion for the Massey Tunnel replacement) and a guarantee of the tanker ban turned a province that opposed the pipeline into a conditional host. It needs no US involvement, so in the foresight thought experiment it fits plain self-interest and 'foreseen and wanted' equally.
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Supports (2)
- Carney and Eby sign the Canada–British Columbia Cooperative Prosperity Agreement in Vancouver
The agreement.
Documented by: Prime Minister's Office, “Canada and Alberta advance west coast pipeline project proposal and Pathways Project Carbon Capture Initiative – to build a stronger, more resilient Canadian economy” (external site), . and 5 more
- BC Energy Minister Adrian Dix calls reports of federal interest in a southern oil pipeline route a 'positive evolution' but remains wary
BC's shift toward conditional host.
Documented by: Black Press Media (Chilliwack Progress), “B.C. calls southern pipeline route a 'positive shift', remains wary” (external site), .
Complicates (1)
- Eby says he doesn't understand why Ottawa keeps pushing a new Alberta oil pipeline, and criticizes the exclusion of softwood lumber from federal tariff relief
BC still questioned the pipeline weeks before signing.
Documented by: CBC News, “B.C. premier pushes back after softwood lumber left off list for tariff relief” (external site), .
Context (1)
- Eby, in Prince Rupert, highlights the Canada–BC agreement's guarantee of the North Coast tanker ban
The guarantee in the deal.
Documented by: Government of British Columbia (Office of the Premier), “B.C. secures landmark agreement to power decades of jobs, prosperity, growth” (external site), . and 2 more
Corrections to this claim
The C$3.9 billion is for the North Coast transmission line alone (Prime Minister's Office, 2 July 2026); Red Chris (C$500 million) and the Massey Tunnel replacement (up to C$3 billion) are separate amounts.
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The Canada-BC Cooperative Prosperity Agreement is paid consent: federal money (C$3.9 billion for the North Coast line, Red Chris and Massey) and a guarantee of the tanker ban turned a province that opposed the pipeline into a conditional host. It needs no US involvement, so in the foresight thought experiment it fits plain self-interest and 'foreseen and wanted' equally.nowThe Canada-BC Cooperative Prosperity Agreement is paid consent: federal money (C$3.9 billion toward the North Coast transmission line, C$500 million for the Red Chris mine expansion and up to C$3 billion for the Massey Tunnel replacement) and a guarantee of the tanker ban turned a province that opposed the pipeline into a conditional host. It needs no US involvement, so in the foresight thought experiment it fits plain self-interest and 'foreseen and wanted' equally. - Text fr
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L'Accord de prospérité et de collaboration entre le Canada et la Colombie-Britannique est un consentement payé : des fonds fédéraux (3,9 milliards de dollars canadiens pour la ligne de la côte Nord, Red Chris et le tunnel Massey) et une garantie du moratoire sur les pétroliers ont fait d'une province opposée au pipeline un hôte sous conditions. Elle n'exige aucune intervention américaine; dans l'expérience de pensée sur la prévoyance, elle cadre donc autant avec le simple intérêt propre qu'avec « prévu et voulu ».nowL'Accord de prospérité et de collaboration entre le Canada et la Colombie-Britannique est un consentement payé : des fonds fédéraux (3,9 milliards de dollars canadiens pour la ligne de transport d'électricité de la côte Nord, 500 millions pour l'agrandissement de la mine Red Chris et jusqu'à 3 milliards pour le remplacement du tunnel Massey) et une garantie du moratoire sur les pétroliers ont fait d'une province opposée au pipeline un hôte sous conditions. Elle n'exige aucune intervention américaine; dans l'expérience de pensée sur la prévoyance, elle cadre donc autant avec le simple intérêt propre qu'avec « prévu et voulu ».
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