QuickQuotes: MPs react to Carney’s new Building Canada Strong Act

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“A stronger Canada means more projects getting built, more good Canadian jobs, stronger supply chains and more opportunities to trade with the world. With the Building Canada Strong Act, we are making that happen. Let’s get Canada building.”

— Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc

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“I fear that it is one more token placed on the table in order to attract huge foreign businesses in Canada, telling them that there will be no more environmental regulations, much less work regulations, and that things will be easy. We even promise to you that within one year the table is clear. Go ahead.”

— Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet

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“New Democrats know that to truly build Canada strong, we need a healthy and respected working class. It’s workers who build this country and keep it moving. Why are Liberals intervening for wealthy investors instead of standing with workers who want fair and safe workplaces?”

— NDP MP Don Davies

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“I don’t like the degree to which government is already interfering in collective bargaining. So I don’t think that demolishing our legal regime around collective bargaining to disadvantage the trade union movement is in the interests of Canada’s economy.”

— Green Party Leader Elizabeth May

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 21, 2026.

— With files from Nick Murray

The Canadian Press