OTTAWA — Liberal MPs tried on Wednesday to downplay concerns about any caucus divides on the eve of the expected signing of a new energy deal with Alberta, which could see Prime Minister Mark Carney offer a conditional path for a new oil pipeline to British Columbia’s coast.

Energy and Natural Resources Tim Hodgson was expected to brief the Liberal B.C. caucus Wednesday morning, according to a government official. His appearance was meant for MPs to field questions and receive an update on the state of negotiations of a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Carney and Smith.

That deal, which Smith has said she wants to see include some commitment to repealing or granting a reprieve from a suite of environmental policies ushered in under former prime minister Justin Trudeau, to ou

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