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CBC
3 days ago
- Business
- CBC
Premiers are calling for an energy corridor. How will it work?
Kent Fellows, an energy economist at the University of Calgary, feels cautiously optimistic about the implementation of energy corridors mentioned at the first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon. He says it could lead to damages and delays if shortcuts are used in the projects, but it's about eliminating redundancies and improving the system of moving energy across the country — which will ultimately lead to positive outcomes — not about saving time.
National Post
3 days ago
- Business
- National Post
John Ivison: Premiers seem delighted just to finally be meeting with a grown-up prime minister
The parade of premiers complimenting Mark Carney before and after the first ministers meeting in Saskatoon made for a curious spectacle. Article content Article content These events have tended to leave prime ministers looking like Oliver Twist handing over stolen goods to a roomful of Fagins and Artful Dodgers. Article content Yet this time the mood reflected what one senior Alberta official called 'a special moment': more about seizing a potentially transformative opportunity than squeezing the federal government for the maximum number of taxpayers' dollars. Article content Article content The gathering did not produce a definitive list of projects that will receive fast-track federal approval, but the Ontario premier said there was no expectation that it would. Article content Manitoba's Premier Wab Kinew said he will remain positive, even if his province's proposals do not appear on the list of national projects to be fast-tracked. Article content 'This is Team Canada. It doesn't matter if you're there for the puck drop or if you're killing penalties. At the end of the day, everyone's going to have their time on the ice and everyone is going to have a role in building up this great country,' he said. Article content Scott Moe, the Saskatchewan premier, said he is in agreement with Carney's aspirational targets — making Canada the strongest economy in the G7 and building the country into a global energy superpower — but that words will have to be matched with action. He called the project-selection process 'a generational opportunity for Canadians.' Article content Article content That would require a regulatory shift to remove barriers to investment, but Moe acknowledged that the federal government is talking about introducing legislation that would circumvent the Impact Assessment Act (the former Bill C-69) that many blame for blocking projects. Article content Article content Even Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, often an outlier among first ministers, said there seems to be an appetite for building pipelines to get oil to markets other than the United States. She said she was 'encouraged by the change of tone' evident in Saskatoon.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Economy, trade barriers at the top of the agenda ahead of first ministers meeting
Economy, trade barriers at the top of the agenda ahead of first ministers meeting CTV's Jeremie Charron provides a lookahead to the first ministers meeting with the economy and eliminating trade barriers at the top of the agenda.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
CTV National News: Economy, trade barriers at the top of the agenda ahead of first ministers meeting
Watch CTV's Jeremie Charron provides a lookahead to the first ministers meeting with the economy and eliminating trade barriers at the top of the agenda.
CBC
26-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Premier Kinew says Carney must 'signal seriousness to Western Canada' through investment
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the Carney government has shown an 'openness to collaborate' with western premiers, and is calling for 'national unity projects' to be discussed at next week's first ministers' meeting in Saskatoon.
