Ahead of their return to Parliament next week, Liberal MPs are suggesting that environmentally minded voters need to be patient, and that the goals of the party haven’t changed.

On Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled the first batch of proposals to go before his government’s Major Projects Office which aims to fast-track major projects deemed to be in the public interest and estimated to add $60 billion to Canada’s economy.

Those included expansion of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant in Kitimat B.C. as well a mining projects in the same province and another in Saskatchewan.

Speaking at the Liberal national caucus gathering in Edmonton prior to Thursday’s announcement, MPs insisted the party remained committed to the environment.

“The end goal hasn’t changed. I think we’re

See Full Page