Well, it doesn’t sound like there’s anything involved that might offend Quebecois sensibilities, or Eby in BC, etc…and the green flag can be waved repeatedly, etc…for the national good, etc…when Mark Carney
launched the Major Projects Office in late August, he said it was designed to streamline regulatory approvals and help structure financing for proposals deemed to be in the national interest.
As Carney noted in his press conference, the projects added to the list should provide economic benefits to Canadians but, crucially, have to advance the interests of Indigenous people and must contribute to sustainable clean growth.
Fast-tracking is barely required, given many projects on the list were already at an advanced stage, some with full environmental approval, etc…
Evidence from the second tranche of mining and infrastructure ventures is that considerations other than economic payback were prioritized
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Dawn Farrell, the head of the new Major Projects Office, said her job is about “making sure people get across the (finish) line, get everything they need to get built on time and on budget.” But neither she nor the prime minister made a convincing argument about why being on the list helps when a project has already been granted environmental approval. What use is the Major Projects Office when the government keeps selecting proposals that have already been approved?
The Liberals, for example, have been using U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war as a ready-made explanation for any and all bad financial news.
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