Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an energy deal to pave the way for a new West Coast pipeline. Shortly after, he got a standing ovation when speaking to business leaders at a Calgary Chamber of Commerce event.

Ottawa pulls back from Trudeau-era climate policy in a landmark deal with Premier Danielle Smith. Construction on a new pipeline to a British Columbia port could start as early as 2029 — with or without B.C.’s blessing — under a new plan negotiated by Ottawa and Alberta.

B.C. Energy Minister Adrian Dix purports to see right through Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and her pipeline deal-making with Ottawa. To him, the memorandum of understanding to be inked today by Smith and Prime Minister Mark Carney is really all about her base.

Carney reiterated that as the U.S. transforms all of its trading relationships, many of Canada’s strengths – based on those close ties to America – have become its vulnerabilities. “Over 95% of all our energy exports went to the States. This tight interdependence – once a strength – is now a weakness,” Carney said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are set to announce a memorandum of understanding on energy in Calgary Thursday, over the objections of B.C. Premier David Eby.

On being asked if she was skeptical about the federal government being able to build an oil pipeline from Alberta to the West Coast, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said, over time, she’s “changed her mind” on carbon capture technology and “perhaps” Prime Minister Mark Carney is “re-calibrating his own thinking” on previous stances he’s taken in the past.