Carney, Eby to announce 'multi

Carney, Eby to announce 'multi-billion-dollar' agreement ahead of Alberta's pipeline update

Premier's office says announcement will 'power decades of job growth and prosperity'

B.C. Premier David Eby and Prime Minister Mark Carney are set to make an announcement Thursday on what the premier's office called "a new multi-billion-dollar agreement that will power decades of job growth and prosperity."

The announcement is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. PT.

According to the prime minister's public itinerary, the announcement will focus on "a new cooperative prosperity partnership to build a stronger, more sustainable economy."

Proponent, route and Pathways all still unclear ahead of Alberta's pipeline announcement

The announcement comes the same day that the government of Alberta has said it will announce more details on its proposed "million-barrel-per-day" oil pipeline route through British Columbia to the West Coast, following its July 1 deadline for submitting a proposal to the federal Major Projects Office.

Eby has long indicated his opposition to such a proposal, instead saying Canada should focus on shovel-ready projects already underway in B.C., including new mines and liquefied natural gas projects.

Eby has just returned from a trade trip to China. He left on Saturday and had cut that trip short because of progress on the agreement with Ottawa.