OTTAWA — Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he reached out to apologize to Coastal First Nations in British Columbia after suggesting they could meet with him over Zoom to discuss their concerns about Alberta’s proposal to build a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.

The exchange happened during a TV interview with Hodgson, who is Carney’s point person in the cabinet for major projects, when the minister was asked on Thursday about meeting with the leadership of the Coastal First Nations, which represents eight nations along B.C.’s coast, as well as the Haida Gwaii islands, home to the Haida Nation.

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