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Energy Policies

The Most Efficient Way to Stimulate the Economy: Private Pipelines or Public Infrastructure?

The public debates over pipelines have focused especially on their safety, on environmental risks, and on economic spinoffs. These are relevant questions, but they are often considered from a local point of view instead of from a pan-Canadian perspective. This Economic Note examines the four pipeline projects currently being studied and focuses on their economic impact for Canada as a whole by contrasting them with the effects of public infrastructure investment.

Pipeline Stimulus

Comparing the benefits for the Canadian economy of private projects like pipelines versus public infrastructure spending.

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