Does Canada need another pipeline?
As Canada's trade war with the US continues, Mark Carney says he wants to fast track a slew of big resource projects including pipelines.
Does Canada need another pipeline?
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Get moving on infrastructure We've been talking about northern ports like the Grays Bay Road and Port project or the road to Ontario's Ring of Fire for years. These projects can't move ahead without the infrastructure to support them, but too often it has been federal red tape or a lack of interest stopping them. In passing Bill C-5, the Carney Liberals made it easier for some projects to move ahead, but like with resource development, things are moving too slow. Trump is moving at lightening speed to unleash the American economy, we need to catch up in order to compete. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More Going back to at least the days of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Canada's industrial policy has included being competitive with the Americans through lower corporate taxes. 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Spending under the Trudeau government was rising at a rate far above inflation and population growth. The size of the federal bureaucracy grew by 43% under the Trudeau government and no one believes their services are 43% better. Polling shows that most Canadians support cutting the budget and the size of the bureaucracy, so Carney has some leeway with the public which is good. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Still, he's made many campaign promises and defence spending promises since. We need spending under control so that we can spend less on things like servicing the debt and more on the programs and ideas Canada needs to get the economy moving. Establish real Indigenous partnerships Despite some loud voices, most Indigenous Canadians want to build this country as well, but they also want a stake in our bright future. 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