The National Post reports in its Thursday edition that building a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the B.C. coast requires first overturning "nine bad laws" enacted by the former Liberal government, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said. A Bloomberg dispatch to the Post reports that the policies, including a cap on oil and gas emissions and a ban on oil tankers off the B.C. coast, are discouraging oil producers from expanding output -- a prerequisite to building new pipelines, Ms. Smith told reporters in Edmonton. She said: "We need to address the nine bad laws that are impacting the investment climate. That's how pipelines get built." Ms. Smith has been advocating for the construction of a new oil pipeline running from Alberta to Prince Rupert, B.C. In June, she said she expected a private-sector proposal for a new line to emerge within weeks. Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this month his government is exploring regulatory changes that would allow such a project if it is "in the national interest." Ms. Smith said a new pipeline could be accompanied by carbon capture in the oil sands in a "grand bargain." Ottawa has proposed a 50-per-cent tax credit for carbon capture and Alberta would add a 12-per-cent subsidy.