Thank you, Chair.
As Conservatives, we're helping to improve this bill with our ultimate goal of seeing decisions being made in the right way to get things built.
We want to ensure that the emphasis is on encouraging private sector investment, not saddling taxpayers with big major projects. This amendment ensures that fiscal responsibility is a key factor in designating national interest projects by requiring consideration of private sector or public-private funding, and it helps protect taxpayers by prioritizing projects with a reduced financial burden on the public purse.