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Q&A | Ontario First Nations launch court challenge against law fast-tracking major projects

Bill C-5 includes 'very dangerous' language that gives 'sweeping powers' to cabinet to disregard important laws, says Kate Kempton, the senior counsel for the nine First Nations launching a legal challenge against the new law.

Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is facing a legal challenge against Bill C-5, which allows projects deemed by cabinet to be in the 'national interest' to override several environmental laws.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY RIDDHI KACHHELA

July 16, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet is set to face its first legal challenge to Bill C-5, which was passed in a rush this spring, triggering the wrath of several Indigenous leaders.

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