AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoPipeline-and-carbon deal: Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed an implementation agreement that sets a path for west-coast oil pipeline approvals, with industrial carbon pricing changes and a target timeline pointing to construction starting in fall 2027—while critics zero in on the reported $600M price tag for Alberta taxpayers. Housing pressure points: Eskasoni First Nation and a Cape Breton homebuilder launched a joint venture aimed at speeding up builds and chipping away at a 300+ home backlog, as opioid death rates stay high in northern Ontario and communities roll out new drug strategies. Local life, real estate-adjacent: Ottawa’s Highway 417 keeps snarling drivers with more lane closures and speed reductions, and a B.C. Supreme Court contempt case put a Vancouver-area developer in jail for ignoring financial disclosure orders. Policy debate: A new Canadian statement argues supervised consumption sites still matter, but must evolve with broader addiction and community safety plans.
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