Environment implications for proposed Liberal energy corridor unclear; ‘the devil is in the details,’ says uWaterloo academic

The 'big juggernaut' in assessing the potential of an energy corridor is how those plans fit in with Bill C-69, according to the chair of the positive energy program at UOttawa.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's platform during the federal election campaign promised development of a trade and energy corridor, and building an east-west electricity grid.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

May 7, 2025

Liberal government plans to build an east-west electricity grid and an energy corridor could be a positive step in achieving Canada’s environmental goals, but it’s too soon to say for certain without more details, according to energy and environment experts.

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