Join us on ✨April 7th✨ #WorldHealthDay to hear how the #BuildingCanadaAct compromises Indigenous rights & sovereignty; learn how to support upcoming coast-to-coast mobilizations and days of action:

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6/12
Under Prime Minister #MarkCarney, the political focus has shifted. A new #BuildingCanadaAct and a push for economic development have #Indigenous leaders protesting that their constitutionally protected rights are being swept aside entirely.
#CdnPoli #IndigenousRights

Decision-making on national interest projects demands openness and rigour | The-14 National-interest projects in Canada need transparency and rigor: clear criteria, Indigenous consent, joint review and defensible preapproval for fast-tracking.

Decision-making on national interest projects demands openness and rigour
#IndigenousPeoples #IndigenousRights #Canada #Politics #NationalInterest #BuildingCanadaAct #Infrastructure #Transparency #Accountability #SustainableDevelopment #Business
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2/11 The Ottawa summit is the last of three this summer aimed at easing Indigenous fears about the Building Canada Act potentially sidestepping environmental protections and ignoring Indigenous rights "in the name of cutting red tape."
#BillC5 #BuildingCanadaAct

First Nations leaders walk out of Mark Carney meeting on Building Canada Act

🚶🏾♂️🚶♀️🚶🏽♂️❌🏛️🇨🇦 #BuildingCanadaAct #IndigenousRights

9/31 Part 2: The Building Canada Act is where the real danger lies. It grants the federal cabinet sweeping powers to:

• Designate projects as "national interest"
• Pre-approve projects deemed worthy
• Bypass existing laws through regulation
#BuildingCanadaAct #NationalInterest

First Nations leaders walk out of Mark Carney meeting on Building Canada Act Concerns raised that legislation to ensure economy is less dependent on US was pushed through without consultation

#FirstNations leaders walk out of #MarkCarney meeting on #BuildingCanadaAct

Concerns raised that legislation to ensure #economy is less dependent on #US was pushed through without consultation

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I don’t understand why this has to be “leaked.” I appreciate the individuals who made the recording. More of this transarency, please. This should be available to all Canadians and First Nations who want to listen (and at the provincial level). #Cdnpoli #BuildingCanadaAct

Summer sequel season is here. First up: “Trump Trade and Tariff Tilt-a-Whirl 3.0.” Could be another blockbuster, or at least another U.S. air-horn blast in the ear of Slumberland North. … tinyurl.com/y672jf9p
#CanadaWestFoundation #CETA #BuildingCanadaAct #FraserInstitute #LNG #EU #TrumpTradeDeals

Senate adopts Carney's fast-tracked major projects bill — well before Canada Day deadline Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to eliminate all federal barriers to interprovincial trade by July 1 to have 'one Canadian economy.'

The #BuildingCanadaAct, which would give cabinet SWEEPING powers to fast-track #NaturalResource and #Infrastructure projects deemed "in the national interest", has raised CONSIDERABLY more concerns from #Indigenous peoples and #Environmental groups. #Cdnpoli 🇨🇦
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Canadian politicians are using real crises to abuse their power Bill C-5 consolidates more power in the hands of already powerful government and industry actors and strips from communities the most basic legal protections.

Building Canada Act creates 'legal black holes' that strip communities and environment of fundamental protections

Read our client op-ed in today's Toronto Star -- from Dr. Jocelyn Stacey @UBC Peter A. Allard School of Law
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#cdnpoli #BuildingCanadaAct #environment

#BuildingCanadaAct will be voted on today. If passed, it would be good to remember that any project will take time, possibly years, to be realized. A larger issue - the Yin and Yang of the Act has not been addressed or communicated. Cabinet will have massive and unjustified new power. #cdnpoli

Statement: Response to the Tabling of the Building Canada Act - Environmental Defence Statement from Keith Brooks, Programs Director, Environmental Defence Canada  Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the

#MEDIA Here is our statement on the #BuildingCanadaAct: Canada must invest in clean energy and build a resilient future. It’s time to prioritize real climate action. #Media bit.ly/3ZgjPrp