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May 15, 2026
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Speed alone won’t fix Canada’s broken project Environmental Assessment process
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Speed alone won’t fix Canada’s broken project Environmental Assessment process
The real fix is not faster timelines or exemptions, but a transparent, independent assessment system led by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada — because handing more control to politicians and the same biased government departments that oversaw the cod and mine tailings collapses will only guarantee the next failure.
BY GEOFFREY HURLEY
MAY 15, 2026
Credit: Wesley Tingey on Unsplash
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