Minister Hodgson highlights Sunrise Expansion Program – July 20, 2026

Energy Minister Tim Hodgson speaks at a news conference in Prince George, B.C., to mark the start of construction on an expansion of Enbridge's Westcoast oil pipeline. The speakers are, in order: Matthew Akman (president of gas transmission at Enbridge), Dolleen Logan (chief of the Lheidli T'enneh First Nation), Gregory Ebel (CEO of Enbridge), Minister Hodgson, and Ravi Kahlon (B.C.'s minister of jobs and economic growth). Afterwards, the group takes questions from journalists on the project, potential further energy infrastructure in northern B.C., the impact of tariffs on B.C.'s logging sector, and other topics.