Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault lresponds to a question during a news conference, in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
Despite a ruling from the Supreme Court that concluded the law is largely unconstitutional, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the federal government is sticking by its controversial Impact Assessment Act .Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault says the IAA will be revised to align it with the Supreme Court ruling.
"The Supreme Court of Canada's opinion on the Impact Assessment Act means we now have clarity to better align the IAA to areas of federal jurisdiction while continuing to protect the environment," Guilbeault said in a media statement. According to a government guidance document, the environment minister's discretionary authority to conduct assessments of projects has been paused. Those powers will resume only once the amendments take effect, says the guidance document.
The agency confirms it will also continue its work on Ring of Fire projects in Ontario and offshore wind turbine projects in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador, saying the work will help the agency better understand the impacts of these proposed developments.The IAA has long been controversial among conservative politicians in Alberta, including former premier Jason Kenney, who frequently referred to it as the "no more pipelines act.
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