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John Ivison: Conservatives are suddenly torn between being pro-union and pro-development

While the Liberals have thrown the NDP a lifeline with Bill C-39 by antagonizing organized labour, they've put Poilievre’s party in a box

The main talking point for Conservative MPs since the government tabled its omnibus economic bill, C-39, is that it’s all media bluster that will result in no projects being built.

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre set the tone by saying that the last time the Liberals introduced “sweeping” legislation to speed up project approvals with Bill C-5, all that got built was a new government department — the Major Projects Office — that has yet to approve a single new pipeline or mining project.

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“How many more times will (the media) hype up these government announcements that result in nothing?” he queried on social media.

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