Dallas Brodie Calls Out Eby’s Anti-Pipeline Mask-Off Moment
May 15, 2026 · iVoteOneBC research desk
Premier David Eby tried to frame Alberta’s pipeline push as “rewarding bad behaviour.” Dallas Brodie’s response cut through the spin: this is the mask-off moment where B.C.’s NDP premier shows voters he is still standing in the way of pipelines.
In a May 15 statement, Eby reacted to the Canada-Alberta implementation agreement by saying, “As a country, it’s time to stop rewarding bad behaviour.” He argued that projects should not be prioritized because a premier “threatens to leave the country.”
Then came the reveal. Eby immediately pivoted to B.C.’s own wish list: $88 billion in prioritized projects, 35 additional job-creating projects, critical minerals, natural resources, port access, and a meeting with the Prime Minister next week to bring him a list of projects Ottawa should work on.
That is the contradiction Dallas Brodie is pointing at. Eby does not object to federal attention for provincial projects. He objects when the project is an Alberta-led oil pipeline to the west coast.
The official statement makes that even clearer. Eby says the federal government must work as closely with B.C. on its 35 projects as it works with Alberta on Premier Danielle Smith’s proposed pipeline. But in the same statement, he adds that his government’s opposition to any repeal of the North Coast tanker ban “has not changed.”
That is not a neutral process concern. It is a hard political barrier against the very export route Alberta and Ottawa are discussing.
Why this matters for OneBC voters
OneBC’s message on prosperity, property rights and resource development is built around a simple reality: British Columbia cannot tax, regulate and block its way into abundance. A province with minerals, ports, energy potential and working families needs leaders who build — not leaders who resent other provinces for forcing Ottawa to act.
Eby’s complaint is that Alberta got federal attention. Dallas Brodie’s point is that British Columbia needs courage, not jealousy. If B.C. wants jobs and investment, it should compete by clearing barriers, respecting property rights, and backing projects that can actually move resources to market.
The NDP cannot have it both ways. It cannot demand Ottawa treat B.C. as a project partner while keeping the tanker-ban wall in place and attacking Alberta’s pipeline push as bad behaviour.
The question for Eby
If B.C. has “what the rest of the world is looking for,” why is the NDP government still defending policies that make it harder to get Canadian resources to the rest of the world?
Bottom line: Dallas Brodie is right to call this out. Eby’s statement is not just federal-provincial positioning. It is a window into the NDP mindset: Ottawa attention for B.C. projects is nation-building, but Ottawa attention for an Alberta pipeline is a reward for bad behaviour.
British Columbians deserve better than that. They deserve a government that says yes to jobs, yes to exports, yes to responsible resource development, and yes to a stronger Canada.