Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre<\/strong> is sharply criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/strong> over what he calls a year of indecision on new pipeline construction, following an interview in which Carney described such a project as “more probable than possible.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n “He’s been a prime minister for a year, and he still hasn’t even made up his mind whether he supports a pipeline,” Poilievre said Sunday. “He’s wasted an entire year.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Carney made the remarks in a Friday interview with The Canadian Press<\/strong>, stopping short of a clear commitment to new pipeline infrastructure. The carefully hedged language prompted immediate pushback from the official Opposition.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The exchange highlights an ongoing tension in Canadian energy policy, as western provinces \u2014 particularly Alberta<\/strong> \u2014 have long pressed Ottawa for stronger federal support for pipeline expansion to reach new export markets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Pipelines remain one of the most divisive issues in Canadian federal politics, pitting regional economic interests against environmental concerns and Indigenous rights considerations. A clear federal position has proven elusive for successive governments.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Poilievre’s criticism signals that energy infrastructure<\/strong> will remain a central battleground as the Conservatives seek to hold the Liberal government to account on its commitments to resource-producing regions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Conservative leader attacks PM over ambiguous pipeline comments Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is sharply criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney over what he calls a year of indecision on new pipeline construction, following an interview in which Carney described such a project as “more probable than possible.” “He’s been a prime minister for a year, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,48],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1022","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-news","7":"category-politics"},"yoast_head":"\nCarney’s comments draw scrutiny<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
A politically charged file<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n