This bill was last introduced in the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session, which ended in September 2019.
Carolyn Bennett Liberal
This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.
This is from the published bill.
This enactment amends the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Act, in particular by repealing the provisions
(a) that authorize the federal minister to delegate any of his or her powers, duties and functions under that Act to the territorial minister;
(b) that exempt projects and existing projects from the requirement of a new assessment when an authorization is renewed or amended and there are no significant changes to the original project as previously assessed;
(c) that establish time limits for assessments; and
(d) that authorize the federal minister to issue binding policy directions to the Yukon Environmental and Socio-economic Assessment Board.
The enactment also amends the Yukon and Nunavut Regulatory Improvement Act by repealing the transitional provision relating to the application of time limit provisions enacted by that Act to projects in respect of which the evaluation, screening or review had begun before that Act came into force but for which no decision had yet been made.
All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.
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November 9th, 2017 / 11:15 a.m.
Conservative
Kevin Waugh Conservative Saskatoon—Grasswood, SK
Madam Speaker, we have an unemployment rate of nearly 10% in the province of Alberta. We have mines in my province suffering layoffs. I just mentioned two mines with 845 people laid-off. We had an opportunity with the Alexco mine in the Yukon to hire people, and they cannot do that.
It might be rosy in some areas of this country, and I accept that, but other areas of this country are not doing so well, namely Saskatchewan, Alberta, and northern Canada.
Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment ActGovernment Orders
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Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment ActGovernment Orders
November 9th, 2017 / 11:15 a.m.
Some hon. members
Question.
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November 9th, 2017 / 11:15 a.m.
The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
The question is on the motion. Is it the pleasure of the House to adopt the motion?
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Some hon. members
Agreed.
On division.
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The Assistant Deputy Speaker Carol Hughes
I declare the motion carried on division.
(Motion agreed to, bill read the third time and passed)