The National Post reports in its Tuesday, April 1, edition that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has pledged to establish an east-west "national energy corridor" to streamline the approval of pipelines and railway infrastructure across Canada if elected. The Post's Christopher Nardi writes that Mr. Poilievre stated that this corridor would involve legally binding commitments from all levels of government, reducing regulatory delays and ensuring first nations participation from the start. This announcement follows Liberal Leader Mark Carney's proposal for a similar "trade and economic corridor" aimed at creating a unified approval process for major projects. A video announcing Mr. Poilievre's campaign promise features him stepping out from behind a bust of Sir John A. Macdonald, asking if Canada's first prime minister could build the Canadian Pacific Railway in 2025. Mr. Poilievre said: "Let's not forget why John A. wanted an east-west railway: it's so that we wouldn't be so dependent on the Americans. But today, with the United States threatening tariffs, we need east-west trade more than ever before and building that kind of project would be impossible (under a Liberal government)."