Steven MacKinnon: “Yes, it is a longer route, but it does not add enough time such that it would dissuade people.”

By announcing what we're announcing today, we're signalling that the federal government intends to deploy the tools offered to it by the Building Canada Act.

I think the prime minister should be expected to be there, cheering on our national men’s soccer team in Vancouver,

It's a time-defined process and ... that process starts today.

The Grays Bay road and port project and the Mackenzie Valley highway project are nation-building initiatives.