Carney’s Bill C-39 overhauls environmental reviews and Indigenous consultation
The omnibus bill would set one-year federal review deadlines and shift pipeline and nuclear assessments to energy regulators, drawing criticism from environmental and labour groups.
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Cory Morgan: The Political Implications of Carney’s Project Approval Bill for Liberals, Tories, and Alberta
Thousands of people crowd onto the lawn of the B.C. legislature to protest Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project on Oct. 22, 2012. (Joan Delaney/The Epoch Times)
Mark Carney defends the bill to speed up the implementation of major projects, suggesting that it will not lower environmental standards.
Carney's sweeping new bill sparks backlash over environmental rollbacks
The Liberal government’s proposed Building Canada Strong Act is facing pushback from political, environmental and labour groups. The bill aims to amend several laws to fast-track projects deemed in 'the national interest.'
The Carney government could bypass environmental legislation as long as it wants to speed up major projects of national interest. It is trying to eliminate a clause included in Bill C-5, now in force, which limits the duration of this discretion to five years, in order to carry out its project of "building a strong Canada."
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