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JAY GOLDBERG: Carney missed golden opportunity to move past Trudeau tanker ban

The tanker ban — which is what it is rightly called by the legislation’s opponents — effectively makes it impossible to build a pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast, as large tankers operating in the area would be necessary to effectively export any oil brought there from Alberta’s oilsands.

This week was the moment for Prime Minister Mark Carney to make an important policy pivot.

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