Senate under pressure to
overhaul controversial Bill C-69. Industry
lobbying senators for changes to proposed environmental assessment laws
John Paul Tasker ~~ CBC
News ~~ Mar 17, 2019
The federal Liberal government's controversial overhaul
of environmental assessment legislation has united virtually every major
natural resource industry association in opposition —they're asking the Senate
committee studying Bill C-69 to make some fixes to avoid threatening the
viability of key sectors of the economy ... the government itself has
recognized it may have to agree to some tweaks to get the legislation ... through
the Red Chamber.
Since the Senate began its study of Bill C-69 last
month, however, industry representatives from the oil and gas, hydro, nuclear
and uranium sectors have appeared before the energy committee with a long list
of suggested amendments. Rather than a few tweaks, these industries are
proposing major rewrites.
While the government has presented the legislation
as a way to streamline and improve ... critics maintain that replacing a bad system
with another problematic one will not solve persistent problems. To that end, a
number of Conservative and Independent senators have said they will push for
amendments.
These hearings are vital to every Canadian. I don’t
care where you live or what your occupation is, development of our resources is
vital to our economy and our well-being as a society.
Information on the Senate hearings underway are
found here: https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/enev/studiesandbills/42-1
Transcripts of submissions are found
If you wish to subscribe to the committee’s
distribution list send an e-mail message to receive notices of meetings and
unrevised transcripts by electronic mail as they are available. Send your email to: enev@sen.parl.gc.ca
John Feldsted
Political Consultant & Strategist
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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