OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson declined to say if the federal government would consider repealing the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s north coast <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;to make way for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith\u2019s pipeline project pitch&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/smith-says-alberta-will-look-to-send-more-oil-to-u-s-if-carney-fails-to-put-pipeline-on-nation-building-list?itm_source=politics&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/smith-says-alberta-will-look-to-send-more-oil-to-u-s-if-carney-fails-to-put-pipeline-on-nation-building-list?itm_source=politics" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" target="_blank">to make way for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pipeline project pitch</a> in a few months.

Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson declined to say if he would consider repealing the oil tanker ban to make way for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pipeline project.{ai:summary}OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson declined to say whether Ottawa would repeal the oil tanker ban on British Columbia’s north coast to clear a path for Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s pipeline pitch in a few months.No decision on repeal has been given; timing remains unclear. #politics

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