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The Environment

During question period on the environment, members debated Bill C-39, which would change federal laws on environmental reviews and major project approvals. Xavier Barsalou-Duval of the Bloc Québécois said the government is using fear of Donald Trump and the trade war as an excuse to make permanent what he called emergency powers to get around environmental laws, and said the changes would only help oil companies and not Quebec. Liberal ministers Nathalie Provost and Steven MacKinnon said the bill only speeds up environmental assessments, noted Quebec has a similar one-year goal, and pointed to projects like a high-speed train and the Churchill Falls development as ways to cut emissions and create jobs. Most of the exchange went back and forth over whether the bill’s changes would be temporary or permanent.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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