A spirited B.C. Premier David Eby took aim at the federal government Thursday over what he says is the unfair treatment of B.C. ferry passengers before accusing Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's aggressive pipeline push of threatening the viability of other projects in his province.

Eby made the comments in Ottawa after having dinner with Prime Minister Mark Carney Wednesday evening. He's also meeting with key cabinet ministers during his visit to the capital.

"I am obviously disappointed that there hasn't been an increased emphasis on the incredibly unfortunate treatment of ferry users in British Columbia compared with ferry users in Eastern Canada," Eby said.

The premier said he told Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon he was upset the federal government is paying to build ferries for

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