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The Parliament of Canada has adopted a significant bill, which gives new powers to Prime Minister Mark Carney a quick national project.
One of the Canadian economy law was adopted by the Senate on Thursday and allows the cabinet to streamline the processes of approval and bypassing certain provisions of federal laws for projects that could increase the economy.
Proponents claim that the legislation is the most important step in reducing Canada’s dependence on the US, against the backdrop of trade caused by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
But he was criticized by indigenous groups and environmental activists, who say that the acceleration of the projects could stifle the voices of the opposition.
Legislation does not determine what will be builtBut the Prime Minister earlier signaled that it could be used to build energy corridors such as pipelines and electric networks, as well as expansion of mines and ports.
The law “removed trade barriers, accelerate national construction projects, and unleash economic growth, with a fundamental partnership in the center of this growth,” Carney said last week.
The government said this act would reduce barriers for domestic trade and mobility. It will also give the government extensive powers to approve projects that are “in national interests”.
This is disturbed by the indigenous leaders who are afraid that they would not consult properly before approving such projects.
The adoption of the Law Bill is a significant victory for Carnie and upholding the promise to the election to remove the interagency barriers to Canada’s Day on July 1.
Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum and his auto sector. Karni was more agitated for the strengthening of the country’s economy to resist the tariff threats from the United States with which Canada is engaged in the majority of her trade.
Paul Prosper, Senator of the New Scotland, which belongs to the Mi’kmaq, unsuccessfully tried to insert the amendment that will require the consent of the indigenous groups before the project may go forward.
He criticized the speed at which the legislation was adopted, saying that the owners of the rights could be counted, “putting a few months”.
He said he supports development, but the law could allow the government and the leaders of the industry to ignore the rights of indigenous residents.
“Nobody wants to watch our children grow up in the scroll, without access to clean drinking water, there is no opportunity for good pay and no support for our patient and dying. However, we do not want success and progress to come on the back of the indigenous people,” he said in the Senate as quoted by CBC.
However, a supporter of the bill, Senator Hassan Yusaf, said it was a response to an “urgent and immediate crisis” in the comments reports by CBC.
The legislation states that the government will consult with the indigenous peoples before rapidly tracking the project.