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OTTAWA \u2014 Liberal Leader Mark Carney promised March 31 to get the federal government back into the business of homebuilding, while Pierre Poilievre\u2019s Conservatives pitched a national energy corridor to fast-track approval of key infrastructure.<\/p>\n
The two rival party leaders touted the plans as national projects to stand up to the United States as it menaces Canada\u2019s economy with a steady stream of fresh tariffs.<\/p>\n
Canadians head to the polls in a general election on April 28.<\/p>\n
The Liberals propose doubling the pace of construction to almost 500,000 new homes a year, unleashing the power of public-private co-operation on a scale not seen since the end of the Second World War.<\/p>\n
The government would create a new entity, Build Canada Homes, to act as a developer on new housing projects and provide more than $25 billion in financing to innovative builders of prefabricated homes in Canada.<\/p>\n
At a campaign stop in Vaughan, Ont., Carney said the new approach aimed to \u201cbuild faster, build smarter and to build more affordably.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Conservatives\u2019 planned national energy corridor would expedite approval of transmission lines, railways, pipelines and other critical infrastructure.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Canada needs big projects that link its regions, east to west, as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens Canada with tariffs, Poilievre said at an event in Saint John, N.B.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need to be able to get our resources across Canada, bypassing America, so we can trade more with each other and sell our resources to the world,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Eyes are turning to Wednesday when Trump is likely to slap \u201creciprocal tariffs\u201d on countries including Canada over various alleged trade practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a92025 The Canadian Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n