Conservatives say they’ll amend pipeline motion to get Liberal support

By Sarah Ritchie The political gamesmanship continues in the House of Commons today ahead of a vote on a Conservative motion that aims to pin down the Liberals on whether they support building a pipeline to the B.C. coast. The Conservatives now say they will amend the motion to make sure the Liberals can support it. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has put forward a motion that says MPs support construction of a pipeline to carry Alberta bitumen to the coast, along with an “appropriate amendment” to legislation banning most oil tankers off the northern B.C. coast. The Liberals said this morning they don’t support the motion because it excludes most what was laid out in the memorandum of understanding Ottawa signed with the Alberta government last month. Natural Resources Minister…

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