"Prime Minister Mark Carney reached a tentative deal with the province as part of his program to curb the country’s economic dependence on the United States."

"Prime Minister Mark Carney of Canada signed a sweeping agreement on Thursday that laid the groundwork for a new oil pipeline to expand Alberta’s oil sands, exempting the province’s energy industry from several environmental laws.

The agreement with Alberta, part of Mr. Carney’s plan to curb Canada’s trade dependence on the United States, swings Canadian policy away from measures meant to fight climate change to focus instead on growing the oil and gas industry.

It appears to have reset the reputation of Mr. Carney’s Liberal Party in oil-rich Alberta, where many see it as antagonistic to the energy industry. But the agreement immediately drew swift condemnation from environmentalists and some Indigenous leaders, and it created tension in the neighboring province of British Columbia, which any pipeline would cross."

Ian Austen reports for the New York Times November 27, 2025. [2]