Navigable Waters Protection Act
Still trying to explain the changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act
On Tuesday, Denis Lebel ventured that all of the provinces had been consulted about C-45’s changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act and that none of the provinces had any concerns. But it seems the Nova Scotia government, having received a letter from Mr. Lebel three days before the bill was tabled, are still working on their response.
A rough guide to Bill C-45, the second budget implementation act
What’s the deal with the son of omnibus? Aaron Wherry explains
Fighting C-45 on multiple fronts
Amid all else yesterday, Nathan Cullen rose on a point of order shortly after Question Period to argue that the way in which C-45 was referred to various committees for study was procedurally illegitimate.
The Commons: Like a lawfully authorized bridge over navigable waters
It is to the Macdonald government’s eternal shame that it did not enact a proper FAQ in 1882
The Drivable Roadways Protection Act: A Fable
The semantic shift says it all. The new law doesn’t protect drivable highways. It protects driving
Navigable Waters and the FAQ
Mike De Souza looks closer at the disappearing FAQ.
‘It is a question of credibility for the government’
Here is the text of Thomas Mulcair’s speech in the House yesterday—with periodic interjections from Conservative MPs—on C-45, the second budget implementation bill. He spoke just after Shelly Glover began the debate for the Conservatives.
The Commons: The space-time continuum and the memory hole
The Speaker called for oral questions and the game of charades was rejoined
How navigable waters and environmental protection flow together
An environmental lawyer considers what is — and is not — part of the Navigable Waters Protection Act
The case of the disappearing FAQ
Sometime between when I wrote this post last night and 10:30am this morning when a reader alerted me to the issue, Transport Canada’s FAQ for the Navigable Waters Protection Act disappeared from the Internet.
Navigable waters and the environment
Of the changes to the Navigable Waters Protection Act that are included in the latest budget implementation act, the Conservatives have argued that the act is “not an environmental law” and insisted that the NWPA is about “navigation and navigation only.” On that note, Megan Leslie deferred yesterday to Transport Canada’s FAQ on the act.
Will the transport committee study the omnibus budget bill?
Olivia Chow will table a motion at the transport committee today that would have the committee study “all transport and infrastructure-related aspects of C-45, especially the changes proposed to the Navigable Waters Protection Act.”