The Justin Trudeau government has come to an agreement with Ontario to remove a significant roadblock in the building of Doug Ford’s flagship Highway 413.
A joint consent order, which still needs to be approved by the courts, would cancel an environmental impact study on the proposed highway.
“At the end of the impact assessment process, the agency will make a recommendation on if the project should or should not move forward as planned.”in an effort to prevent the federal government from using the Impact Assessment Act for both the Highway 413 and Ontario Place. This followed a Supreme Court opinion found that the act was unconstitutional as it encroaches into provincial responsibility.
“Failing to designate the 413 project for a federal Impact Assessment would be a betrayal of what the federal government has said it stands for with regard to climate, housing and the environment.”
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