Althea Raj

You remember that thing that Justin Trudeau bought?

That project he got done?

I would say yes.

I think the federal government is looking more favorably at a southern route because it also feels like it is the path of least resistance, not just because of Indigenous support.

I mean, it would be less politically costly.

It would be...

it would have more support internally as well, not just externally, but, um, Daniel Smith seems adamant that she wants a Northern route.

Um, but I would think a Northern route would take much longer to actually get done than a Southern route.

I mean, I'm not, uh, I'm not a geological expert here, but, um, I just to think on the first nations, um,

The conflict that is likely to arise, the negotiations that will need to meet the judicial threshold, I think that that is quite something.

And they can't get around it with C-5, so that's not something that they can carve out.

To basically set aside some laws and set aside conditions.

Bye, Peter.

Bye, Rob.

Thanks.

I didn't realize you were keeping tabs.

So my understanding is the Carney team thought they would start a series of prime minister direct communication to Canadians in the FDR style, the fireside chats.

And in a way, you can say this is really...

Smart, because if things take a very negative turn, he has opened up a channel of communications.

He lays out basically what he plans to do.