Today, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre revealed his plan to create ‘Canada Shovel Ready Zones.’
These zones will be areas already permitted for construction, meaning:
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The permits will not just take less time—they will already be completed when a company decides to build a mine, LNG terminal, or pipeline.
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Thousands of jobs will be created for Canadian workers.
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Control of our economy will be taken back from the Americans.
How a Canada First Conservative Government Will Get It Done:
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Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or another major project.
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Ensure it is safe for Canadians and the environment.
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Work with other levels of government to lock down zoning and permits in advance of construction.
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Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application, so that permits could be published online with a checklist that businesses must complete to protect nature and people.
✅ This means businesses could buy the land, move in, hire people, and build—knowing they already have the permits!
“Think of an area that is perfect for liquifying and exporting gas,” said Poilievre.
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A permit would be published online with normal safety and environmental requirements.
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Companies could immediately begin building and hiring local First Nations and other Canadians to generate paycheques.
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Canadian energy could be shipped to Europe, breaking European dependence on Russian gas and turning dollars for dictators into paycheques for Canadians.
Canada Should Be the Richest Country in the World. But…
🔴 After a lost Liberal decade, government gatekeepers have blocked projects that create jobs. 🔴 It takes more than 17 years to get the average mine approved and built in Canada. 🔴 Canada has the 2nd slowest permits in the OECD. 🔴 $176 billion of resource and energy projects were cancelled in the first 5 years of this Liberal government—mostly due to government obstacles and rules.
The Cost of Liberal Red Tape:
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These projects would have made us more self-reliant and less dependent on the United States.
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But Liberal red tape and gatekeepers have forced Canadians into a position where the U.S. gets 97% of our oil exports and 100% of our natural gas exports.
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Worse still, the Americans rip our country off—they pay US$63 per barrel for our oil, while the world price is US$76 per barrel.
💥 Example: The Northern Gateway Pipeline—which would have brought Canadian oil to the Pacific for sale in Asia—was vetoed by Justin Trudeau. 🔹 Mark Carney endorsed this decision, while his company bought pipelines in the Middle East and Asia. 🔹 Meanwhile, the Liberals continue to support dirty, foreign oil instead of Canadian energy.
A Common Sense Conservative Government Will:
✅ Unleash hundreds of billions of dollars in power plants, nuclear energy, mines, pipelines, and data centers. ✅ Create high-paying jobs for Canadian workers: welders, boilermakers, pipefitters, miners, and factory workers. ✅ Stimulate local businesses as workers spend their paycheques in their communities. ✅ Strengthen Canada’s economy and reduce reliance on the U.S.
Only Pierre Poilievre Will Create a Self-Reliant, Sovereign Canada
🇨🇦 A Canada that stands on its own two feet. 🇨🇦 A Canada that stands up to the Americans.
The Cost of Liberal Red Tape:
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These projects would have made us more self-reliant and less dependent on the United States.
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But Liberal red tape and gatekeepers have forced Canadians into a position where the U.S. gets 97% of our oil exports and 100% of our natural gas exports.
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Worse still, the Americans rip our country off—they pay US$63 per barrel for our oil, while the world price is US$76 per barrel.
💥 Example: The Northern Gateway Pipeline—which would have brought Canadian oil to the Pacific for sale in Asia—was vetoed by Justin Trudeau. 🔹 Mark Carney endorsed this decision, while his company bought pipelines in the Middle East and Asia. 🔹 Meanwhile, the Liberals continue to support dirty, foreign oil instead of Canadian energy.