An oil tanker anchors at the terminus to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline in Burnaby, B.C. If the tanker ban is enacted, the $16 billion Eagle Spirit project would have to be either shelved or rerouted over the Canada-U.S. border to Hyder, Alaska, where no such tanker ban has been contemplated. (Eagle Spirit Energy)Conservative MPs said the tanker moratorium is further proof the Liberal government is anti-pipeline. This is not a tanker ban. "The oil tanker moratorium will allow us to preserve this precious ecosystem for the enjoyment and benefit of future generations.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2018 17:26 UTC