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By Alessia Passafiume The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has warned Prime Minister Mark Carney against “abusing” his majority government powers to pass the new major projects bill, which she said could trample on First Nations’ rights. “Yesterday we heard federal representatives describe Bill C-39 as the most consequential legislation in decades,” Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. “If this is the case, the Assembly of First Nations expects the legislation to be matched by an equally consequential level of parliamentary consideration and public review.” The Building Canada Strong Act, introduced in the House of Commons by the Liberals on the first sitting day of the fall sitting, shifts the responsibility for reviewing many big projects, such as pipelines and power transmission lines, from… <\/p>\n

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By Alessia Passafiume The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has warned Prime Minister Mark Carney against “abusing” his majority government powers to pass the new major projects bill, which she said could trample on First Nations’ rights. “Yesterday we heard federal representatives describe Bill C-39 as the most consequential legislation in decades,” Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said on Parliament Hill on Tuesday. “If this is the case, the Assembly of First Nations expects the legislation to be matched by an equally consequential level of parliamentary consideration and public review.” The Building Canada Strong Act, introduced in the House of Commons by the Liberals on the first sitting day of the fall sitting, shifts the responsibility for reviewing many big projects, such as pipelines and power transmission lines, from... <\/p>\n

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