Event23 September 2026Statement

Blaine Calkins: 15 months after C-5 'not a single project has been approved by that office'

In the second-reading debate on Bill C-39 (23 September 2026), Conservative MP Blaine Calkins said that 15 months after Bill C-5 created the Major Projects Office, 'not a single project has been approved by that office' (openparliament.ca, House of Commons debates).

Date

23 September 2026

Kind

Statement

Where

Canada

Evidence

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

Who

Conservative Party of Canada (acted); Blaine Calkins (spoke)

Sources

• openparliament.ca, “Bill C-39 (45-1): debates” (external site), 25 September 2026. source record

Laws and agreements

• Building Canada Strong Act (C-39)