Prime Minister Mark Carney says discussions between the federal and Alberta governments on a potential oil pipeline to British Columbia’s northern coast are ongoing, addressing speculation this week that a framework agreement was close.

In comments made during his trip to the G20 summit in South Africa, Carney spoke about the talks for the first time.

“So the discussion around oil pipelines, for example, and this is the language of Premier Smith of a grand bargain, is absolutely related to other aspects of policy in Alberta, if it were a pipeline from Alberta, as well as investment in carbon capture and storage, so that these are effectively carbonized, would decarbonize barrels,” Carney said.

Speculation of an oil pipeline from Alberta has been ongoing for weeks, despite one not be

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