As part of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plans to strengthen Canada’s economy, he’s selected five projects to streamline through the country’s regulatory processes.

While no Maritime project made the cut, the prime minister did commit to working with Nova Scotia to develop offshore wind farms.

The five “nation-building projects” unveiled Thursday include expanding LNG production in British Columbia and upgrading the Port of Montreal.

These projects are aimed at various sectors, identified as energy, materials and shipping and logistics.

“Seems like we’re kind of the poor cousin in Confederation here and the focus is on the big girls and boys in the rest of the country,” said Mount Allison University public policy and politics Prof. Mario Levesque.

St. Thomas University political sci

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