Carney's Port Expansion: Canada's Largest Ever

0:00It's April 9th. This is Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Construction kicked off this week on a massive port expansion near Montreal at Contracor, marking the first nation building project FastTrack, EGAL, Prime Minister Mark Carney's federal government. Since taking office in March 2025, Carney has pushed these priority projects to boost and diversify Canada's economy, especially with trade tensions brewing with the United States. The expansion will supercharge the port of Montreal's capacity by 60 percent, create thousands of jobs, and stands as the biggest port upgrade in. Canadian history, though some local residents in the Quebec town worry, it could spoil their natural surroundings. This idea was first floated 40 years ago, but hit endless delays until the government stepped in last September with streamlined approvals, a solid financing plan, and $1,160,000,000 from the Canada Infrastructure Bank. Fisheries officials greenlit it after the port authority promised a new habitat for endangered

1:04fish with Phase 2 slated for 2027 and full operations by 2030, positioning Canada for stronger trade flows ahead.