The Canadian Construction Association has compiled a summary of the party promises that have rolled out in the first week federal election campaign.
Among the promises are:
- Liberal Leader Mark Carney pledged to:
- Invest $5 billion into a new Trade Diversification Corridor Fund
- Build the infrastructure that will help diversify Canada’s trade partners, create new good jobs, and drive economic growth
- Accelerate nation-building projects at Canada’s ports, railroads, inland terminals, airports, and highways.
- Allow Canadian ports to cooperate instead of compete to maximize efficiencies by leveraging comparative advantages.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre pledged to:
- Create a ‘Canada First’ National Energy Corridor to fast-track approvals for transmission lines, railways, pipelines, and other critical infrastructure across Canada in a pre-approved transport corridor within Canada
- Create “Canada Shovel-Ready Zones.” These zones would be pre-permitted for construction to reduce paperwork for companies building new mines, LNG terminals, and pipelines
To read the CCA roundup of Week 1 of the federal campaign, click here.
The CCA has launched a Construction for Canadians campaign to put the need for federal investment in infrastructure at the forefront of the election campaign. To see the CCA initiative, click here.
