Consultation, not legislation: How Manitoba’s approach to major projects is different – CBC

August 15, 2025

Premier Wab Kinew says it’s too early to study a new pipeline

Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew is setting his government apart from neighbouring provinces by insisting he doesn’t need Ottawa’s controversial legislation to fast-track major resource projects.

His government can break ground on the kinds of projects Ottawa wants by involving Indigenous communities from the start, he said.

“In other parts of the country with other levels of government, there’s the commitment to maybe push things through with legislation first,” Kinew told reporters this week.

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