Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Vancouver Wednesday, meeting with business and political leaders.
First, Carney is expected to appear at an event with the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT).
The board says he will participate in a discussion on how the government is harnessing clean energy to build a stronger economy.
Shortly after, the prime minister is expected to take a closed-door meeting with Premier David Eby.
On Tuesday, Eby said he’s looking for an equal level of enthusiasm from Carney as he had for Alberta’s pipeline pitch and a lower carbon price.
Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an agreement last week that could start the construction of a new pipeline to B.C.’s coast as early as next year, and announced lower carbon pricing for the province of $130 per tonne by 2040.
Eby says he doesn’t understand how Ottawa’s carbon agreement with Alberta is going to be implemented across Canada, because national policies need to be negotiated with all premiers, not just one province.
He says they can’t have “bad behaviour” be the factor in who gets the ear of the federal government, and each province and territory needs to be supported with equal respect.
The premier says the projects being advanced in B.C. are pro-Canadian, yet they are being left out of the discussion as “separatist premiers” get all the attention from the federal government.
Carney’s schedule is tight, with the GVBOT event planned for 8:15 a.m., and his meeting with Eby set to begin at 9:30 a.m.
—With files from The Canadian Press
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