
Poilievre says he wants to greenlight Ring of Fire mining permits within six months
SUDBURY, Ont. — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday he’ll “set a deadline” to approve all federal permits for mining in northwestern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region within six months.
Poilievre said that a Conservative government would also commit $1 billion over three years to build a road network to link the mining sites to Ontario’s highway network and First Nations communities in the area.
“We will make this money available by cutting foreign aid, bureaucracy, consultants, and other Liberal waste to free up money for productive investments,” he said.
Poilievre was visiting a construction firm in Sudbury, Ont., Wednesday as all parties prepare for a federal election call that could be just days away — an election that will make the development of Canada’s resources a key issue.