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By Kyle Duggan and Alessia Passafiume The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on senators to slow down Ottawa’s sprint to pass Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial major projects bill this week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Wednesday she hopes the Senate “does the right thing this week” and allows more time to study the legislation and bring forward amendments \u2014 a call that went largely unanswered when she issued it to MPs. The legislation was introduced in the upper chamber on Wednesday and the Senate completed second reading, after the bill was fast-tracked through the House of Commons and went through a rare pre-study by the Senate. A programming motion adopted by the chamber fixes the bill to a tight schedule, with a final vote that… <\/p>\n

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By Kyle Duggan and Alessia Passafiume The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on senators to slow down Ottawa’s sprint to pass Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial major projects bill this week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Wednesday she hopes the Senate “does the right thing this week” and allows more time to study the legislation and bring forward amendments \u2014 a call that went largely unanswered when she issued it to MPs. The legislation was introduced in the upper chamber on Wednesday and the Senate completed second reading, after the bill was fast-tracked through the House of Commons and went through a rare pre-study by the Senate. A programming motion adopted by the chamber fixes the bill to a tight schedule, with a final vote that... <\/p>\n

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