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Justin Trudeau had spent the last ten years doing everything in his power to suppress Western Canada: blocking pipelines, capping oil production, layering on taxes and creating regulations that singled out our industries.
Mark Carney promised a different approach. He promised to get our economy moving and sell our products to the world. He’s now had six months on the job and it’s time for a bi-annual review.
The Buffalo Project has graded the prime minister’s performance on the specific requests made by the governments of Alberta and Saskatchewan as well as the broader economic health of the country.
Demand
Repeal Impact Assessment Act (C-69)
Carney Progress
This legislation, dubbed the “No More Pipelines Act,” is still on the books and there have been no signals from Ottawa that they’re planning to scrap it.
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Demand
Repeal the Emissions Cap
Carney Progress
Ottawa’s “emissions cap” is really a production cap on Alberta’s biggest industry. Auto manufacturing, steel, trucking… They're all big emitters. Why is the oil industry being singled out? Carney first hinted the cap might go, for now, it appears it’s here to stay.
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Demand
Scrap or Amend the Clean Electricity Regulations
Carney Progress
Unlike other parts of Canada, Alberta and Saskatchewan don’t have significant hydro resources and rely on coal, natural gas, wind and solar for their power. Ottawa’s “Clean Electricity Regulations” are another policy that’s unfair to the West and will drive up the cost of power. Carney hasn’t budged on Trudeau’s plan.
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Demand
Create Trade and Energy Corridors
Carney Progress
Alberta and Saskatchewan want to feed and fuel the world. The Prime Minister has signalled some support for opening the Port of Churchill to LNG but no announcement has been made. Carney’s “One Canadian Economy Act” promises national projects, and he’s announced an office in Calgary but there’s no pipeline on the list of approved projects.
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Demand
Give Power over the Industrial Carbon Tax to the Provinces
Carney Progress
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Demand
AB: Repeal the Single-Use Plastics Ban
Carney Progress
Despite a court ruling against it, Ottawa’s plastics ban lives on. Carney’s appealing the ruling. Paper straws and extra headaches for small businesses live on.
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Demand
AB: Repeal the Net Zero Vehicle Mandate
Carney Progress
Credit where it’s due, Ottawa has paused the electric vehicle mandate, at least for now.
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Demand
AB: Repeal Legislation that Censors Energy Companies
Carney Progress
Ottawa’s gag law prevents companies from speaking about their environmental records and initiatives and may even discourage companies from pursuing these efforts.
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Demand
SK: Negotiate with China to Remove Tariffs on Canola
Carney Progress
Instead of easing tariffs, in August, China slapped new ones on canola seeds (on top of the existing tariffs on canola oil).
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Demand
SK: Reform the Broken Bail System
Carney Progress
Bail reform legislation is expected this fall and hopefully it will curb some of the crime the Liberals’ reforms unleashed.
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Demand
SK: Stop Trying to Collect the Carbon Tax on Home Heating
Carney Progress
Carney scrapped the consumer carbon tax, which is positive, but still demands that Saskatchewan pay arrears for not collecting the carbon tax on home heating.
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Demand
SK: Improve the Investment Climate and Accelerate Project Approvals
Carney Progress
Tax cuts? No. Project approvals? No. Investment under Carney? We're waiting to see. But, the creation of the Major Projects Office in Calgary is a good step forward.
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Demand
SK: Improve Pipeline and Port Capacity
Carney Progress
A good announcement that funding is coming to expand the Port of Montreal and fund the Port of Churchill. But Bill C-69 and the West Coast tanker ban are still holding us back.
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Economy
Carney Progress
Carney talks big about “building a stronger Canada” but his actions have yet to match his rhetoric.
Tariff-free US trade was a major promise of the his campaign but while Canadians wait for a deal our economy is now shrinking.
Summer job numbers have also been bad with 41,000 jobs lost in July and 66,000 in August.
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Demand
Fiscal Responsibility and Inflation
Carney Progress
As he always does, Carney talks about Canada’s spending problem like he means business, but his big words have yet to be followed by action. Despite telling ministers to find savings, the deficit is expected to be larger than last year.
Inflation has eased, but mostly because oil prices have dropped and the consumer carbon tax is now gone.
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Demand
Leadership and Accountability
Carney Progress
Other than occasional jaunts overseas to tell leaders how “European” Canada is, Carney is absent on the world stage. At home, it’s no better.
Meanwhile his government hires $2000/hr Washington D.C. communications consultants to teach them how to speak to conservatives - on the taxpayer dime!
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Overall Assessment: FAIL (Needs Immediate Improvement)
Canada is experiencing an economic crisis and one of the greatest existential threats in our nation’s history.
Action is not optional.
Alberta, Saskatchewan and our nation require action, not more photo ops and roundtables.
This campaign is brought to you by the Buffalo Project.
The grades assigned are based on completed actions utilizing publicly available research into government policy and legislation currently in place and not based on unfilled promises or uncompleted plans as of Sep 12 2025. If and when new information is provided to Buffalo Project that would alter or change a specific grade assigned, then that grade will be reassessed and restated, based on the most current information.
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