Event16 April 2026Statement

Poilievre at the Canadian Club: 'not one single new major project, not one oil pipeline, not one port, nothing' since C-5

In a speech to the Canadian Club Toronto on 16 April 2026, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said of the powers Bill C-5 gave the government in June 2025: 'How many projects has he approved since June with those new powers? Not one single new major project, not one oil pipeline, not one port, nothing' (The Canadian Press via CP24).

Date

16 April 2026

Kind

Statement

Where

Canada

Evidence

Statement: Something was said. Weighted lowest: words cost less than actions. How evidence is weighed

Who

Pierre Poilievre (spoke); Conservative Party of Canada (acted)

Sources

• CP24, “Poilievre blasts Carney Liberal economic record in Canadian Club speech” (external site), 16 April 2026. source record

Laws and agreements

• One Canadian Economy Act (incl. Building Canada Act) (C-5)