CALGARY – Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed Thursday a memorandum of understanding that includes shared goals on green technology and a new oil pipeline to the West Coast to reach groundbreaking markets in Asia. It also opens the door to changes to the coastal tanker ban.

Here are some of the comments and reaction:

“In the face of global trade shifts and profound uncertainty, Canada and Alberta are striking a new partnership to build a stronger, more sustainable, and more independent Alberta and Canadian economy.” — Prime Minister Mark Carney

—“Although I’m not blind to the fact the people of Alberta have had the rug pulled out from underneath them too many times to count over the past 10 years, I also know that a new relationship and a new beginning n

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