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Varcoe: Actions not words — Canada's next PM needs to get major energy projects built, not just debated

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Years of dithering and delays, legal challenges and complex regulations have become the hallmark of Canada ’s inability to build energy infrastructure in a timely fashion in recent years .

The federal election campaign of 2025 will go down as one contested under the shadows cast by the tariff threats of U.S. President Donald Trump .

About 94 per cent of all oil exports are still sold into the United States .

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to “unleash” Canada ’s natural resources if he wins the election.

Liberal leader John Carney pledged to de-risk investment in exploring and producing critical minerals.

The Liberal leader said a major project review office would have a mandate to issue decisions within two years , instead of five .

Join columnist Chris Varcoe at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, April 25 , for a live Q&A.

The event will take place in the comments section below.

Have the needs and realities of the energy industry been portrayed on the campaign trail? What does the future hold after April 28 , whoever wins?.

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