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LNG Canada and the Federal government to
organize skilled and non-organized labour and
devise a labour plan to meet demand in the
years to come.
“It’s about building the economy and man-
aging it as you go. And we have a really good,
well-thought-out, well-documented strategy
that we’ve put out there, and we’re following
through on,” said Mr. Coleman.
Investors and companies look at a number
of factors when choosing investments in LNG
projects worldwide.
“We do have competition with other areas of
the world, but I think they really like our stabili-
ty. They really like the fact that B.C. has a Triple-
A credit rating, that we balance our budget, so
they know that we have financial stability. They
also like the geo-political piece of Canada, be-
cause when Canadians make a deal, they live
by the deal. And so they know that long-term
investment—when you’re spending $25 billion
or more— requires making sure that your in-
vestment is not going to be jeopardized by fu-
ture decisions in that jurisdiction because of in-
stability of government and that sort of thing,”
said Mr. Coleman.
