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Jul 29, 2026
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Canada’s infrastructure projects could damage Pacific salmon habitats
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Impact assessments, fisheries protections and species-at-risk legislation are not administrative inconveniences; they are safeguards designed to manage environmental risk before damage occurs. (Fengkai Liu/Unsplash)
Canada’s infrastructure projects could damage Pacific salmon habitats
Published: July 29, 2026 12.26pm EDT
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The Canadian government is proposing sweeping changes to accelerate industrial development and reduce environmental oversight. These proposed legislative, regulatory and policy reforms could significantly diminish the government’s capacity to ass…
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