In the pipeline
Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min · 7 segments
What are the biggest Canadian construction stories of the week? Don't get up. We have it all sorted for you. Here are the headlines you should be tracking: - The Pacific Link pipeline has been…
Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min · 7 segments
What are the biggest Canadian construction stories of the week? Don't get up. We have it all sorted for you. Here are the headlines you should be tracking: - The Pacific Link pipeline has been…
Russell HixsonHost
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the Government of Canada is officially listing the new West Coast Oil Pipeline as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
It is the first project to achieve this status, putting it on the fast track for approvals.
So the government has already referred 28 nation building initiatives to the major projects office.
And Carney had this to say about the decision, quote, Canada has a once in a generation opportunity to become a global energy superpower, to create hundreds of thousands of good jobs, to transform our economy, to diversify our trade.
to become less reliant on a single trade partner, to achieve greater strategic autonomy so we can continue to live our lives as we choose.
Pacific Link is critical to this mission." I think we all know what he's alluding to there.
But of course, the United States, we've seen how much that entanglement can impact our economy.
And I think this is what a lot of people have been calling for for a long time is to have more autonomy in our decision making and to be less impacted by our neighbor to the south.
and Indigenous communities would be offered a minimum of 10% ownership interest.
So the major projects office says it will work to finalize approval conditions by September 1st next year to clear the way to get shovels in the ground.
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that the Government of Canada is officially listing the new West Coast Oil Pipeline as a project of national interest under the Building Canada Act.
It is the first project to achieve this status, putting it on the fast track for approvals.
So the government has already referred 28 nation building initiatives to the major projects office.
And Carney had this to say about the decision, quote, Canada has a once in a generation opportunity to become a global energy superpower, to create hundreds of thousands of good jobs, to transform our economy, to diversify our trade.
to become less reliant on a single trade partner, to achieve greater strategic autonomy so we can continue to live our lives as we choose.
Pacific Link is critical to this mission." I think we all know what he's alluding to there.
But of course, the United States, we've seen how much that entanglement can impact our economy.
And I think this is what a lot of people have been calling for for a long time is to have more autonomy in our decision making and to be less impacted by our neighbor to the south.
and Indigenous communities would be offered a minimum of 10% ownership interest.
So the major projects office says it will work to finalize approval conditions by September 1st next year to clear the way to get shovels in the ground.
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