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During routine proceedings, the natural resources committee’s report on developing Canada’s critical minerals was tabled, with a request for a full government response. A Conservative member tabled a dissenting report, arguing the Impact Assessment Act should be repealed to shorten approvals, cut red tape and respect provincial jurisdiction, and calling for faster approvals for mining projects currently waiting.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Terry Duguid

Liberal
“I am presenting a committee report on mining critical minerals in Canada. The committee wants the government to write a full response to it.”
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Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present, in both official languages, the third report of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, entitled “‘An Extraordinary Opportunity for Canada’: The Development of Critical Minerals”. Pursuant to Standing Order 109, the committee requests that the government table a comprehensive response to this report.

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Corey Tochor

Conservative
“I am presenting our report. We want the government to cancel the Impact Assessment Act to cut red tape and approve projects faster. This law has stopped many mining projects. We want to speed up approval for all mining projects that are currently waiting.”
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Mr. Speaker, I am honoured to table our dissenting report, because what we heard at committee was 10 years of wasted time with these Liberals. Our dissenting report goes through the repealing of the Impact Assessment Act to shorten approvals, eliminate red tape and respect provincial jurisdiction. This is very important, because we have heard of many mining projects that have been shelved because of this act. We also, in this report, talk about the fast-tracking of all current mining-related projects stuck in the federal regulatory queue. That is supported by industry. With the Major Projects Office, one witness warned that “looking to attract investment through the bottleneck of the MPO is unlikely to produce the outcomes that we’re looking for.” For that and many other good reasons, we submit our dissenting report on what we should do as a nation.

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