Environmental groups are sounding the alarm on Bill C-39, MPs should listen to them

The federal government maintains the bill will not erode environmental protections or Indigenous rights. Prime Minister Carney clearly wants to build major national projects quickly, but the environmental assessments for these national projects will need to be tightened up under Bill C-39 before it's passed into law. MPs and Senators need to address these serious issue in this omnibus legislation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives for the Liberal Party caucus meeting in the West Block on Sept. 19, 2026.

Prime Minister Mark Carney introduced his government's Building Canada Strong Act, Bill C-39, last week, which is intended to speed up Canada's nation-building major projects by cutting red tape and streamlining p...

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