The head of a group representing First Nations along British Columbia's coast says they will not support a new pipeline proposed by Alberta and nothing can be done to change that. Smith acknowledged that laws, including the tanker ban, would have to be repealed or have a carve-out created, but said a new pipeline would unlock Canada's "economic potential" with Indigenous partners. First Nations in B.C., environmental groups and that province's premier lined up in opposition to the plan. "This is a blatant attempt to tear up the legislated federal North Coast tanker ban that defends one of the world's most pristine and rich coastal ecosystems from disaster. Smith told a news conference Wednesday that the proposal is expected to be filed in the spring of next year to the new federal Major Projects Office, which aims to speed up projects deemed in the national interest.