WA governor ‘disappointed’ Canada is fast-tracking new oil pipeline to B.C.

By: Jerry Cornfield, Tom Banse

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: October 2, 2026

Words: 811

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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A proposed Canadian oil pipeline to a supertanker terminal at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia is raising hackles among Washington state’s political leaders.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday designated the West Coast Oil Pipeline, now known as the Pacific Link, as a project of national interest. That enables a speedier regulatory review that could see pipeline design and construction under way by next fall.

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