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Canada's parliament has passed a landmark bill giving Prime Minister Mark Carney's government new powers to fast-track major national projects.

The One Canadian Economy Act was passed by the Senate on Thursday, and allows the cabinet to streamline approvals processes and bypass certain provisions of federal laws for projects that could boost the economy.

Supporters have argued the legislation is a critical step in reducing Canada's dependence on the United States, amid trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump's tariffs.

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[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 35 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Spoiler alert, the law mirrors trumps policy more than it counters his policy. Disregarding environmental protections and disrespecting first nations rights sounds like a textbook trump move.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I get what you mean, but by "counter" they're talking about countering Trump's attempt to leverage Canada's dependency on the US to destroy our economy — not whether the policies are similar or not.

[–] FireRetardant@lemmy.world 12 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

We can counter trump without acting like him.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 hours ago

Dunno about "can" because I'm not smart enough to come up with plans, but we definitely "should."

[–] cmeu@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I hope that you don't all find yourselves with your own version of this guy, with too much unilateral authority... Good luck neighbors in the North

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 3 points 37 minutes ago (1 children)

Nah I'm pretty sure Carney is a real one

[–] maxsettings@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 minutes ago

That’s the problem with laws though, they tend to outlast their leaders. I’d hate to think what a different leader might do with the ability to bypass such checks and balances. I like the bill in spirit but not execution.