Bill C-5 grants ‘superpowers’ never before seen in ‘environmental law history’: Bloc critic Patrick Bonin

The One Canadian Economy Act is being rammed through the House via a ‘non-democratic’ process and would result in governmental overreach, say the Bloc Québécois, who plan to vote against the bill.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The Bloc Québécois, led by Yves-François Blanchet, have criticized Bill C-5 as an attempt at governmental overreach that risks violating provincial jurisdiction in Quebec.

Bloc Québécois environment critic Patrick Bonin says Bill C-5 gives the government the power to bypass environmental regulations, Indigenous land rights, and provincial jurisdictions, and says his party won’t support the legislation due to overarching concerns tied to Qu...

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