Mark Carney Rolls Back Bill C-69 Pipeline Rules: What Actually Changed and Is the West Coast Pipeline Approved? (Updated September 11, 2026)

Prime Minister Mark Carney hasn't repealed Bill C-69, but his government has made a major change to the Trudeau-era project-review system by removing interprovincial and international pipelines from the Impact Assessment Act's Project List. Meanwhile, Ottawa is advancing a proposed million-barrel-per-day West Coast pipeline—but it has not yet received final approval.