Environmental groups said the proposals would gut Canada’s environmental laws simply to fast-track infrastructure projects.
“The government’s main rationale is, it’s complicated and it takes time. Basically, our job is too hard. This is also not a convincing argument for removing environmental assessment for pipelines and nuclear projects,” said Marc-André Viau of the environmental group Équiterre.
“This policy paper rather suggests they only want to rubber stamp any projects that are put in front of them. They don’t want to assess, they only want to approve.”
You see Lemmy, when a cabinet minister and an oil company love each other very very much, sometimes they just want to start laying pipe without worrying about the consequences.
And then we’ll make housing and groceries more affordable too, right?
