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During oral questions on the environment, the Bloc Québécois criticized Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, arguing that the government is using the tariff crisis to push through permanent measures that favour oil companies, and noted that a group of scientists has warned the bill could cause lasting environmental harm. The Liberal response said the bill does not lower environmental standards, that the duty to consult First Nations remains central and should be strengthened, and that the bill is aimed at building the country with Canadian workers.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Mike Kelloway

Liberal
“This bill does not lower environmental standards. Our duty to consult First Nations remains very important, and we need to work with them more. This bill is about building the country with Canadian workers.”

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Madam Speaker, this is not about changing standards. The standards remain high on the environment. The duty to consult first nations is absolutely, as I mentioned the other day, sacrosanct. It is what we need to do. We need to do more of it. There needs to be more partnership. This is about a generational and transformative initiative, this legislation, to build Canada strong and to build from coast to coast to coast with Canadian workers.

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