Hopeful news emerged on Friday with a draft list of 32 potential major infrastructure projects slated to be fast-tracked by federal authorities under the Building Canada Act. Though by no means approved, the projects are the first indication of how the Mark Carney Liberals intend to fulfil campaign pledges made in May.

Only a week earlier, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the opening of the Major Projects Office, whose job it will be to “serve as a single point of contact to get nation-building projects built faster” by streamlining regulatory approvals and co-ordinating financing. This is not to be confused with the previously existing federal Major Projects Management Office “whose role is to provide overarching project management and accountability for major resource projects

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