Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s premiers say they are ready to move forward with a stronger economy and push nation-building projects from blueprints to shovels in the ground.
Meeting in Saskatoon, the first First Ministers Meeting in Saskatchewan in more than 40 years, the leaders issued a statement placing economic growth, major infrastructure, community safety, and indigenous partnerships at the top of their agenda.
Carney told reporters Canada cannot afford years-long federal reviews that stall pipelines, ports, or power lines.
Carney said Ottawa will deliver federal assessment decisions within two years for “nation-building projects” such as pipelines.
Premiers welcomed the pledge and endorsed a “one project, one review” approach that merges federal, provincial, and territorial assessments, while stopping duplication between different levels of government.
