By Wolfgang Depner and David Baxter British Columbia’s jobs minister says ending a tanker ban on the province’s northern coast to service a pipeline from Alberta to B.C. would put billions of dollars’ worth of other projects at risk by defying the wishes of First Nations. Ravi Kahlon says the province’s NDP government also remains opposed to the pipeline proposal, while B.C. Liberal MPs said Wednesday the tanker ban can’t change without provincial and First Nations consent. The Globe and Mail reported Wednesday that the federal government, which is in talks with Alberta on the prospect of building a new pipeline, is considering allowing some tanker traffic on the northern B.C. coast. But Kahlon said the B.C. government’s position was unchanged. “(First Nations) don’t believe it’s in the interest of…
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