Conservative pipeline motion defeated by Liberals, Bloc, NDP and Green leader

Borrowing from the original text of the MOU, the motion also mentions the possibility of an adjustment to the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act

OTTAWA — Mark Carney’s Liberal government voted against a non-binding motion brought forward by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre even though the text of motion was heavily inspired by Carney’s agreement with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.

Conservatives were using their last opposition day of the year to force a debate and a vote in the House of Commons Tuesday about the recent deal struck by Ottawa and Alberta to build a new oil pipeline on the West Coast . Their hope was to expose divisions inside the Liberal caucus between those who want to see a pipeline built and those who don’t.

The motion called on MPs to “take note” of the memorandum of un