The opposition Conservative party in BC criticised the provincial government for not taking a lead role in the pipeline project and ignoring the interests of the province. 

The statement from the Conservative party said, "Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced a landmark agreement today committing Ottawa to designate a new pipeline to BC's west coast as a project of national interest by October 1,  with construction approval targeted for September 1. The deal pairs the pipeline with a new industrial carbon pricing framework and a fall 2027 construction start."

The Conservative party said that British Columbia,  the province where the pipeline ends, where the jobs would land, and where the export terminal would be built, was nowhere at the table.

"This is a nation-building deal, and the BC NDP have been locked out of the room," said Trevor Halford, Interim Leader of the Official Opposition. "While the Prime Minister and the Premier of Alberta were doing the hard work of growing the Canadian economy, the NDP is on the sidelines calling this pipeline a 'fiction' and an 'energy vampire.' He chose petulance over partnership, and now BC workers and BC families are paying the price for his ego."

"Make no mistake, this is a deal about BC's coast, BC's ports, BC's workers, and BC's future. And the NDP weren't even invited," Halford added. "The Premier has put himself offside with the national interest, offside with our largest trading partners, and offside with the British Columbians who need these jobs."

Larry Neufeld, Critic for Energy and Climate Solutions, said the deal exposes a government that has actively worked against BC's economic interests.

"For months, the NDP have dismissed this pipeline, dismissed the workers behind it, and dismissed the families who would benefit from it. Adrian Dix called it not a 'real project that actually exists in time and space.' Today, Ottawa and Alberta proved him wrong, and proved that when a BC government refuses to show up, the rest of the country will move on without us," Neufeld said.