Most Canadians support Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new legislation to fast-track infrastructure projects deemed in the “national interest,” according to a new poll, but the federal government has a long way to go if it wants to convince voters that it should be able to unilaterally approve such big projects without buy-in from other groups.

A plurality of respondents to the Leger poll said "national interest" projects should also have support from provinces, First Nations.{ai:summary}A recent poll indicates that a majority of Canadians back Prime Minister Mark Carney's proposed legislation aimed at expediting infrastructure projects considered to be in the "national interest." However, the government faces challenges in persuading voters to allow unilateral approvals without broader consensus. #politics

Canadians are cool to Carney government forcing through 'national interest' projects unilaterally: poll

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