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Poilievre promises LNG Canada expansion, faster mine approvals

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Written By Tom Fletcher
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Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre promised a new “one and done” approval process for industrial projects Monday, along with immediate approval of phase two of LNG Canada’s gas export terminal at…

Federal emissions cap may limit LNG despite BC easing net-zero targets

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Written By Tom Fletcher
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Even as the BC NDP quietly relaxed its net-zero emission policy on LNG, federal Liberal leader Mark Carney has vowed to impose a greenhouse gas emissions cap on Canada’s oil…

Trade contractors need ‘prompt-payment’ law to ease financial risk

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Written By Rob Shaw
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As B.C. fast-tracks a new wave of mining, natural gas, renewable energy and housing projects, a growing coalition of unions and business groups is urging the province to fast-track pay…

Powell River gives Poilievre rock star welcome, marathoner exit

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Written By Fran Yanor
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Powell River residents began converging on grand old Dwight Hall an hour before the doors opened, forming two lines stretched around the block in both directions. “It’s almost like a…