Bill C-39 Faces Scientific and First Nations Scrutiny Over Fast-Tracked Development
56 Royal Society of Canada fellows say the bill could weaken habitat protections and cause irreversible environmental harm unless Parliament rewrites key provisions.
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Canadian scientists urge changes to Bill C-39 over risks to environmental protections
ASM, Philippine Canadian Inquirer October 23, 2026 OTTAWA, Canada — Fifty-six Canadian scientists and scholars are urging Parliament to amend Bill C-39, warning that faster approvals for major infrastructure projects […]
Scientists warn of environmental harm from Carney’s bill to fast-track major projects
More than 50 of Canada’s top scientists and scholars are warning that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s marquee legislation aimed at fast-tracking major projects needs to be amended, or the federal government is risking “costly and potentially irreversible harm,” to the environment.
Three of the opposition parties are working together with environmentalists and trade unionists to ask the Carney government to abandon Bill C-39 on accelerating economic development projects, and they denounced this new setback in the environment and for workers' rights on Wednesday.
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