Ottawa Moves to Fast-Track Three ‘National Interest’ Projects

Ottawa Moves to Fast-Track Three ‘National Interest’ Projects
Steven MacKinnon, leader of the government in the House of Commons and minister of transport, speaks with reporters in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on April 22, 2026. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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The Liberal government said on June 24 it has identified three major projects deemed to be in the national interest that it wants to designate under the Building Canada Act.

The designation would allow the streamlining of regulatory approvals and the circumvention of some federal laws to speed up development.

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Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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