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A liquid natural gas carrier ship docked at LNG Canada's export facility in Kitimat, B.C., on August 19.

A draft list of 32 major projects that could be candidates for fast-track approvals under the new Building Canada Act includes a pipeline that would bring Alberta oil through northwest British Columbia to the Pacific Coast.

Such a project is a priority for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, but the B.C. government has questioned the practicality of a new oil pipeline and said it should not receive any public funding.

Ms. Smith has said she’s working with oil companies on a new pipeline proposal and that she’s confident she can convince B.C. Premier David Eby of the project’s merits.

The draft list, a government document obtained by The Globe and Mail, describes potential

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