Major projects like GNL Quebec in Saguenay will be fast-tracked by new designation announced by Canada First Conservatives.
Jonquière, QC – Today Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was in Saguenay to announce his plan to accelerate the completion of GNL Quebec by designating it a “Canada Shovel Ready Zone.”
These new zones will be areas pre-approved and pre-permitted for construction of major projects like mines, data centres, power plants and LNG liquefaction facilities. That means the permits will not just take less time, but will already be done without an application, so companies will have certainty to invest and get started.
That speed and certainty will bring back investors to regions like Saguenay following a Lost Liberal Decade of blocking projects like GNL Quebec. Poilievre’s new approach will bring home thousands of jobs for Canadian workers in regions like Saguenay and take back control of our economy from the Americans.
A Canada First Conservative Government will get the Canada Shovel Ready Zones done:
- Identify a location that makes sense for a power station, LNG plant, pipeline, or other major project.
- Make sure it is safe for Canadians and the environment—with rigorous study.
- Work with other levels of government and consult with First Nations to lock down zoning, permits and conditions for construction to go ahead.
- Offer pre-permitting before even getting an application so that permits could be published online with a checklist of requirements to protect nature and people. Businesses would still be required to meet health, safety and environmental requirements.
This means businesses could buy the land, hire people and build, knowing they already have the permits. GNL Quebec is a perfect example of how the Canada Shovel Ready Zones will bring home jobs.
“Think of an area that is perfect for liquifying and exporting gas like right here in Saguenay,” said Poilievre. “We would publish a permit online, with normal safety and environment requirements. Then, companies can come in immediately and begin building and hiring Canadians that will earn powerful 6 figure paycheques. This would also allow us to ship Canadian energy off to Europe, breaking European dependence on Russian gas, while turning dollars for dictators into paycheques for our people.”
Canada First Conservatives will work with all levels of government to ensure projects are completed as quickly as they can be built and without needless delays.