Canada will fast track the approval process for a new proposed crude oil export pipeline to its west coast that could generate over C$20 billion ($14 billion) a year in GDP, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Thursday.
The pipeline, which was announced in July, is a crucial part of Carney’s bid to diversify the economy away from the United States and help lessen the effect of Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Carney said Ottawa would officially list the Pacific Link pipeline as a project of national interest, which enables it proceed through a single federal regulatory review process. He said Ottawa aimed to complete the process by September 1, 2027.
Yeah, but the thing is, reality has this weird habit of giving you just enough rope to hang yourself with, and then snapping the noose closed when you actually do it. The tax man for the idiot tax takes his sweet time getting there, but he doesn’t suffer excuses when he arrives.