Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith unveiled the 1,200-kilometre project.
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B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a provincial election campaign announcement at The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 115 training site, in Maple Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Photograph: CTV News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the Pacific Link oil pipeline.
- The 1,200-kilometre pipeline will run from Bruderheim, Alberta, to Delta, British Columbia, and is expected to carry one million barrels of oil per day.
- The project is designated as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
- British Columbia agreed to a prosperity agreement with Ottawa, allowing pipeline proposals without provincial support and ensuring compensation for environmental risks.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 9 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 2 of the 11 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
57/100
Hype
20/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the right so far
None of the 9 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the Pacific Link oil pipeline, a project designated as being of national interest under the Building Canada Act. The proposed pipeline will be 1,200 kilometres long, stretching from Bruderheim, Alberta, to Delta, British Columbia. When completed, it is expected to carry an estimated one million barrels of oil per day.
The announcement follows a Canada-British Columbia Co-operative Prosperity Agreement, reached in July. This agreement allows for pipeline proposals to proceed without the direct support of the British Columbia government. The agreement also ensures that British Columbia will receive compensation for any environmental risks associated with the pipeline.
Disagreement on B.C. leader's comments
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby commented on the announcement. CTV News reported Eby stating the project is a priority for the prime minister and Alberta, and that they are fulfilling their commitments. CTV News also reported Eby saying that British Columbia has an important role to play in protecting its residents' interests and that the province's priorities need federal attention. However, digests from Rocky Mountain Outlook, Orillia Matters, Collingwood Today, Thorold Today, Bowen Island Undercurrent, Medicine Hat News, Timmins Today, and thealbertan.com, as well as Airdrie City View and Western Investor, reported Eby promising relief at the gas pumps and Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson praising the pipeline, fuelling British Columbia's snap election campaign.
What the coverage left out
None of the reports analysed mentioned the estimated cost of the Pacific Link pipeline project. The specific financial investment from the Canada-British Columbia Co-operative Prosperity Agreement, stated as around $20 billion in one report, was not linked to the pipeline's funding in any of the coverage.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 4 times, most recently on 1 Oct 2026, 22:45, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
7 rated outlets
- Seven left-rated reports focused on B.C. NDP Leader David Eby's comments regarding the pipeline announcement. These reports, primarily digests, highlighted Eby's statement that the project is a priority for the prime minister and Alberta. They also noted Eby's assertion that British Columbia has a role to play in protecting its interests and that the province's priorities require federal attention. These digests also mentioned Eby promising relief at the gas pumps and Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson praising the pipeline, linking these events to British Columbia's snap election campaign.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Two centre-rated reports focused on B.C. NDP Leader David Eby's reaction to the federal government's pipeline announcement. These reports noted Eby's acknowledgement of the project's priority status for the prime minister and Alberta. They also included Eby's statement about British Columbia's role in safeguarding its interests and ensuring its priorities receive federal attention. The centre-rated digests also mentioned Eby promising gas price relief and Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson's praise for the pipeline, connecting these to the provincial election campaign.
Right
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline?
- Of the 9 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 78% are rated left, 22% are rated centre, 0% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 9 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline biased?
- Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Federal government announces Pacific Link oil pipeline?
- 11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the Pacific Link pipeline?
- The Pacific Link is a proposed 1,200-kilometre oil pipeline designated as a project of national interest. It is planned to run from Bruderheim, Alberta, to Delta, British Columbia, with an expected capacity of one million barrels per day.
- What agreement allows for the pipeline's development?
- British Columbia agreed to a Canada-British Columbia Co-operative Prosperity Agreement with Ottawa. This agreement permits pipeline proposals to proceed without direct provincial support and ensures B.C. will be compensated for environmental risks.
- Who commented on the pipeline announcement?
- Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced the pipeline. B.C. NDP Leader David Eby commented on the project, stating its priority status and B.C.'s role in protecting its interests. Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson also praised the pipeline, according to some reports.
Read it at the source
11 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
7- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens thealbertan.com in a new tab)
thealbertan.com — is thealbertan.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Timmins Today in a new tab)
Timmins Today — is Timmins Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Bowen Island Undercurrent in a new tab)
Bowen Island Undercurrent — is Bowen Island Undercurrent biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
Collingwood Today — is Collingwood Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
Orillia Matters — is Orillia Matters biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
Rocky Mountain Outlook — is Rocky Mountain Outlook biased? Our profile of this outlet
Centre
2- ‘We’ve got an important role to play,’ Eby says in response to pipeline (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Medicine Hat News in a new tab)
Medicine Hat News — is Medicine Hat News biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Not rated
2- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Western Investor in a new tab)
Western Investor — is Western Investor biased? Our profile of this outlet
- B.C.'s Eby promises relief at gas pumps, while Conservative Doerkson praises pipeline (opens Airdrie City View in a new tab)
Airdrie City View — is Airdrie City View biased? Our profile of this outlet
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