Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary. The two signed a new energy accord on Thursday that includes a pledge for a new bitumen pipeline to the West Coast.Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press

Thomas Gunton is professor and director of the Resource and Environmental Planning Program at Simon Fraser University and is a former deputy minister of environment for British Columbia

The memorandum between the Carney government and Alberta to change environmental regulations and promote a new oil pipeline through B.C. is cause for concern.

While the federal government’s attempt to support Alberta is understandable, the failure to include B.C. in initial discussions of a pipeline and oil tanker traffic that have significant implications for the province is a diplomatic misstep that could jeopardize billions of dollars of projects in B.C. as well as its environment.

Four of the 11 major projects prioritized by the Carney government are in B.C., and all of them depend on First Nations and B.C. government support.

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