Saskatchewan’s premier says he supports a major overhaul of environmental assessment rules for big projects.
Brad Wall says the province does not want less rigorous environmental assessments, but wants to remove duplication of work.
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The federal government is detailing plans for streamlining the review process.
It says proposed new rules would encourage investment by avoiding wasteful duplication and setting strict time limits for project reviews.
Wall says there are stories of mines being held up because a man-made tailing pond has one fish.
He says that causes months of delays because federal departments and provincial ministries both do reviews.
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