Ending tanker ban risks billions, B.C. minister says; Liberal MPs say consent needed

British Columbia's jobs minister says ending a tanker ban to service a pipeline from Alberta to B.C.'s northern coast would put billions of dollars' worth of other projects at risk by defying the wishes of First Nations.

Ravi Kahlon says the province's NDP government also remains opposed to the pipeline project, while B.C. Liberal MPs said Wednesday the tanker ban on the northern B.C. coast can't change without provincial and First Nations consent.