Whereas in 2019, the federal Oil Tanker Moratorium Act was implemented, banning large oil tankers from carrying crude oil and persistent oils along British Columbias ecologically sensitive North Coast; And whereas in a July 5, 2025 interview with Postmedia, Prime Minister Carney noted that it was highly, highly likely that a new oil pipeline to the BC coast would be included in a list of national priorities for Ottawa, and that his government will do everything we can so that those projects can be built, thereby revisiting discussions around reopening the Northern Gateway pipeline and tanker project, which would imperil salmon, orcas, herring, halibut, clean water, healthy beaches and a coastal economy built on tourism and sustainable seafood: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the provincial government to affirm its strong support for the North Coast tanker ban and the protection of BCs coast from the threat of oil spills, economic disruption, and environmental harm associated with new oil pipelines and tanker traffic.
