OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Marc Miller says his government needs to "sit down and start working now" on consultation with Indigenous communities and stakeholders about a possible new pipeline in B.C.

"The work starts now. It should have started yesterday. We need to engage with Indigenous communities in a respectful, thoughtful way," Miller said Tuesday.

On his way into a cabinet meeting Tuesday morning, the former minister of Crown-Indigenous relations told reporters he sees a difficult road ahead for any pipeline project.

"If everyone thought Thursday was difficult, that was probably the easiest day in the life of that pipeline," Miller said.

On Thursday, the Liberal government signed a memorandum of understanding with the Alberta government that could clear a path for a pipeline to

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