Reporter Roundtable: Carney's push to build fast
5/8/202619 min
As the Carney government makes moves to speed up project approvals, it's also propping up struggling industries hit hard by U.S. tariffs with new funding. Globe and Mail Ottawa bureau chief Robert Fife, Canadian Press deputy parliamentary bureau chief Mia Rabson and La Presse parliamentary bureau chief Joël-Denis Bellavance bring you inside the biggest stories on Parliament Hill.
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First 90 secondsJoël-Denis Bellavance· Panelist0:00
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Mia Rabson· Panelist0:01
¿Hablas español?
Joël-Denis Bellavance· Panelist0:02
Parli italiano?
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Joël-Denis Bellavance· Panelist0:38
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David Cochrane· Host0:42
[upbeat music] Hey, it's David coming to you as Ottawa is planning moves to make it easier to get big projects built fast. We're moving forward at speed, but we're doing it in the right way, consultation with indigenous partners, with provinces, with all stakeholders. As the federal government speeds up projects, it's also propping up some struggling industries, with a new $1.5 billion fund for sectors hard hit by US tariffs. MP Pierre Poilievre says he will keep fighting for conservatives amidst a liberal majority, but he's not going to change his style of combat.
Pierre Poilievre· Soundbite1:19
They say that we should just join the club, accept the status quo, blend in. But that would mean leaving behind the 8.3 million Canadians, the record-smashing