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The Environment

During question period on the environment, members discussed a government bill (referred to as Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act legislation) that would change how environmental assessments and project approvals work. Gabriel Ste-Marie of the Bloc Québécois urged the government to heed its own National Women’s Liberal Commission, which he said had called for limits on the Prime Minister’s powers to exempt or shorten environmental assessments and Indigenous consultations, for independent verification of any claimed urgency, and for reports to Parliament on skipped assessments. He said the Prime Minister was using a temporary tariff crisis to gain lasting powers to approve projects such as pipelines without full review. Responding for the government, Julie Dabrusin said environmental assessment standards had not been changed and that the government continues to protect the environment, while arguing that major projects, such as clean electricity and doubling the power grid, must be built to reach a net-zero economy.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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