In precarious economic times, Carney goes all in on oil pipeline, leaving some B.C. Liberal MPs nervous

Several MPs told The Hill Times that they wished the government had consulted them before finalizing the details of the MOU. Instead, they learned about key details through the media, and began receiving questions from constituents, which they found difficult to manage.

By signing the oil pipeline MOU with the Alberta government, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has given an opening to the left-of-centre parties in British Columbia and Quebec, says pollster Darrell Bricker. Carney is pictured Dec. 2, 2025, speaking with a delegate at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ABBAS RANA

December 8, 2025

With United States President Donald Trump threatening to end the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement and imposing tariffs on goods and services from this country, Prime Minister Mark Carney's high-stakes decision to sign a memorandum of understanding for an oil pipeline wi...

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