Conservatives Vote with Liberals as Bill C-39 Heads to Committee
Conservatives backed the bill for committee study as critics warned it could weaken labour and Indigenous consultation rules.
- On Thursday, the House of Commons passed the first vote on Prime Minister Mark Carney's Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, sending the legislation to a special committee for study with Conservative Party support.
- The legislation promises a one-year timeline and single review for major infrastructure projects, while introducing 'guardrails' for the labour minister regarding intervention in work stoppages, changes the government argues provide transparency despite union opposition.
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called the bill 'weak, watered-down, long-delayed,' while NDP Leader Avi Lewis and First Nations leaders argued the legislation 'must be scrapped' for failing to protect labour and treaty rights.
- Although the government plans a special committee to study the bill, NDP House leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May criticized their exclusion from the process, calling the move 'fundamentally undemocratic.'
- Liberal MP Patrick Weiler cautioned that one-year timelines could undermine the government's duty to consult Indigenous communities, while Green Party Leader Elizabeth May warned that fast-tracking projects often leads to cost overruns of 300 to 400 per cent.
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Government Bill Fast-Tracking Projects Passes First Vote in House
Dominic LeBlanc, President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada and Minister responsible for Canada-U.S. Trade, Intergovernmental Affairs, Internal Trade and One Canadian Economy, responds during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Oct. 6, 2025. (The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick)
Bill C-39, which gives the government more powers to accelerate the implementation of projects, has taken a first step in the House of Commons.
New Liberal major projects bill clears first vote, heads to special committee
A key piece of the Carney government's economic agenda, Bill C-39, passed its first vote in the House of Commons on Thursday, with Conservatives and the majority Liberals sending the bill for study by a special committee.
Conservatives vote with Liberals as Bill C-39 heads to committee
A key piece of the Carney government’s economic agenda, Bill C-39, passed its first vote in the House of Commons Thursday when Conservatives voted with the majority Liberals to send the bill for study by a special committee.
Conservatives vote in favour of Liberals’ Bill C-39, but promise amendments to 'protect the rights of workers'
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilevre told reporters Thursday that his party intends to bring amendments to the Liberal government’s latest major projects bill, to ensure workers benefit from the government’s build agenda.
The Toronto Star
Major government economic legislation C-39 clears first vote, heads to committee
OTTAWA - A key piece of the Carney government's economic agenda, Bill C-39, passed its first vote in the House of Commons Thursday when Conservatives voted with the majority Liberals
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