B.C. First Nations leaders have ramped up their attacks on the government’s new bill to fast-track infrastructure, saying the New Democratic party responsible for UNDRIP has utterly failed to consult them before tabling sweeping changes in the legislature.
The BC Assembly of First Nation, First Nations Summit and Union of BC Indian Chiefs issued a joint call Tuesday for the government to withdraw Bill 15, the Infrastructure Projects Act, that would let cabinet craft new environmental assessment processes, automatically issue permits and speed up construction on everything from mines to mills, power plants, schools, hospitals and more.
“Bill 15 is overreaching and enables the province to bypass permitting processes
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