Tanker Ban Could Affect Canada-California Relations

A new Canadian proposal to ban large oil tanker traffic on the northern coast of British Columbia to better protect the fragile marine environment on Canada’s West Coast could complicate relations with California, an environmental advocate said.

The legislation, if passed by the Canadian Parliament, would prohibit oil tankers carrying crude oil and other persistent oils as cargo from stopping, loading or unloading at ports or marine installations in northern British Columbia.

Greenpeace Canada spokesman Keith Stewart told Bloomberg BNA May 12 that the proposed legislation “is the final nail in the coffin” of the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline, ...