Greenpeace was on Parliament Hill this week to warn of the risks posed by Invoice C-5 (the Constructing Canada Act) and urge legislators to take it again to the drafting board.
The minority Liberal authorities – with the help of the Conservatives – are bypassing common Parliamentary procedures to rubberstamp laws that fast-tracks vaguely-defined “nationwide curiosity” initiatives. Invoice C-5 would enable Cupboard to sidestep long-standing environmental protections, silence communities, and violate Indigenous rights with a view to ram initiatives via to the advantage of multi-billion greenback firms.
Even a Liberal MP is saying that his authorities “is proposing to close down democratic debate, curtail committee scrutiny and jam the invoice via the legislature” in a method that may make former prime minister Stephen Harper “blush.”
Greenpeace helps quick monitoring local weather options, however in its present type this invoice will solely speed up conflicts (see our evaluation right here). We’re supporting proposed amendments to the invoice and a few measures to extend transparency and accountability have been adopted, however the invoice continues to be deeply flawed so we have to hold the stress on. We’re asking the Senate (the home of ‘sober second thought’ inside our Parliamentary system) to ship this rushed invoice again to the Home of Commons for correct consideration.
We have to hold telling PM Mark Carney: shifting quick within the improper route doesn’t take us anyplace we need to be!
We have to get this proper.
