Crude oil tankers docked at the Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, B.C., on Nov. 19.

B.C. Premier David Eby says he would be prepared to talk with Alberta and Ottawa about the prospect of a new oil pipeline , but only if the existing ban on tanker traffic off his province’s northern coast remains in place.

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding last week that, among other things, includes a potential exemption to the north coast tanker ban if a bitumen pipeline is eventually approved.

Mr. Eby has opposed lifting the tanker ban and also complained that he had been cut out of talks about the agreement. The Coastal First Nations, an alliance of nations on British Columbia’s north coast, have condemned the agreement an

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