M. Grégoire

"In some ways it’s obvious how to respond to a changing United States. (i) Keep as much of the bilateral relationship as can be salvaged, consistent with Canadian values and the whims of the White House incumbent; (ii) seek other markets and friends east, west and further south; and (iii) build up a Canadian community that’s less dependent, not just on the Americans, but on anyone. [...] Option (iii) probably gets the least attention. It should get more."

https://paulwells.substack.com/p/in-2026-build

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#PaulWells

In 2026, build

For too long, Canada has thought of itself as the world's warehouse. Time to change that

Paul Wells
Jan 1 at 2:01pmWeb
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"[W]e consistently heard that infrastructure planning and delivery in Canada has become incredibly, unnecessarily, complex, and is failing to respond to the needs of Canadians. We are not building the infrastructure we need, where we need it, and at a pace that responds to this moment and prepares us for the future. The landscape involves multiple orders of government, sometimes working at cross-purposes, contributing to a complex regulatory environment and unfeasible approval timelines,

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overly restrictive and uncoordinated planning, fees, and funding, that together fail to incentivize good development. [...] As an example, Canada ranks among the lowest Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries in terms of the time required to obtain a general construction permit."

From a report by the Canadian Infrastructure Council, quoted in the #PaulWells essay.

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#infrastructure #construction
#CanPol #cdnpoli

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What do you think, @paige ?
Show threadPAIGE! 🍁Jan 3

@mpjgregoire my first reaction is "Who is funding the Canadian Infrastructure Council?" and then what is that OECD report, what else does it say, does the author have credibility, are they cherry picking, can I trust them.

I don't really read much of this sort of stuff TBH until I'm working on a video because the way I read things makes it too time consuming.

Show threadM. GrégoireJan 3

@paige The Feds are behind it. It's discussed by Paul Wells at the link.

"It was Sean Fraser who finally appointed a “council” to actually do the assessing — three years after the results from the consultation came in. Here’s the council. Impressive CVs."