OTTAWA — Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre has expressed disappointment with Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan for "nation-building projects," describing it as underwhelming. Speaking to reporters in Calgary, Poilievre criticized the projects announced by Carney, stating that many were not new initiatives.

"Mark Carney has been prime minister for eight months, promising to move at 'unimaginable speeds,' yet there’s not a single project that he has launched that wasn’t already in the making or approved before he took office," Poilievre said. He emphasized that the government needs to facilitate the development of a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific. "Mark Carney needs to do only one thing for us to get a pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific: get out of the way," he added.

Two of the projects highlighted by Carney in September, the second phase of the LNG Canada facility in Kitimat and the Red Chris mine in northern British Columbia, were already approved and in progress prior to the announcement.

Poilievre pointed out that there are significant investment opportunities available for developing the pipeline, suggesting that the government does not need to intervene. "All we need is for the federal government to stop blocking it," he stated.

The absence of pipeline projects in Carney's initial rollout disappointed many, especially since recent polls indicate that nearly half of Canadians believe oil and gas pipeline development would significantly benefit the economy.

Poilievre urged Carney to reconsider legislation that he believes hinders development, including the ban on shipping oil from the northwest coast of British Columbia and the industrial carbon tax.

In a report leaked to CBC News, it was revealed that Carney is expected to announce six new projects during a press conference in Terrace, British Columbia, on Thursday. These projects reportedly include a critical minerals mine in New Brunswick, a nickel mine in Ontario, a liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia, a hydroelectric project in Iqaluit, and the second phase of the Nouveau Monde graphite project in Quebec.