Provinces don't get to say yes or no to the movement of natural resources across Canada. It's one of the rules of confederation. Alberta doesn't get to say no to BC lumber moving through, BC doesn't get to say no to Alberta oil either.
If the BC government holds it up with building permit delays or demands for compensation just to have the oil move through, they would only get so far before the federal government steps in. BC is not a sovereign nation.
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