environmental assessment

9:46AM
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Minor tweaks won’t fix major flaws in Bill C-69

It’s hard to see how a new additional phase of consultation will reduce timelines.


11:16AM
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Ottawa’s new environmental assessment process creates more confusion and future strife

Bill C-69 overhauls the federal environmental-impact assessment process for resource projects.


8:42AM
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A glimmer of hope for natural resource development

The bill mandates taking account of the “gender” impacts of proposed projects.


10:48AM
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Despite claims to the contrary, B.C. bill does not include First Nation veto over resource development

Bill leaves the vast majority of First Nations under the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court’s consultation jurisprudence.


11:50AM
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Trudeau government should listen to the chiefs and support natural resource development

The chiefs want the government to shelve two bills currently under Senate review—Bill C-69 and Bill C-48.


11:08AM
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Proposed legislation would radically revise the process of environmental assessment for major infrastructure projects including pipelines.


10:00AM
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Bill C-69—a dagger pointed straight at Alberta

The bill says review committees must account for “any” scientific information and Indigenous knowledge.


8:47AM
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Notley right to push back on environmental assessment reform

Bill C-69 takes a flawed subjective process and makes it worse.