Oil producers say Bill C-69 is hurting Canada's economic future

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers says Bill C-69 is hurting Canada's economic future.

According to CAPP, Ottawa "ignores the Senate and the will of Canadians" and jeopardizes Canada's economic future by not accepting the Senate's proposed amendments.

The federal government will accept nearly 100 amendments made by the Senate to the bill, which provides for a redesign of the environmental badessment process for major construction projects, but refuses dozens of others.

The badociation says the amendments were made at the end of a consultation process, but the federal government rejected the amendments that, according to the CPPA, would have made it work. law Project.

Among the critical issues identified by CAPP, there is the loss of local voices from stakeholders and local communities. They fear New York City activists will have the opportunity to "drown" the voices of Canadians living near development projects.

He indicated that the federal government also reports that jobs are not important and is concerned about the lack of a strict deadline.

The provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Ontario are also unhappy with the federal Liberals' rejection of dozens of other amendments.

Minister working with the federal government

Meanwhile, in the House this afternoon, the Minister of Natural Resources said that she sent a letter to the federal Minister of the Environment, Catherine McKenna, outlining amendments in detail. Bill C-69.

Siobhan Coady reminded McKenna of the requirements and importance of joint management under the Atlantic Accord. She says that they exchanged amendments to the bill and that there have been improvements.

Coady says they've agreed to take exploration wells and ensure that they can be reviewed as part of the ongoing regional environmental badessment with C-NLOPB.

Minister Coady stated that she wanted to ensure that the expertise, knowledge and experience of the Agency had been fully exploited.