Bill 15
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Former B.C. minister Melanie Mark asks NDP to walk back ‘disheartening’ Bill 15Melanie Mark is accusing the B.C. government of "turning their backs" on First Nations, local governments and environmentalists by passing controversial fast-track bills.PoliticsMay 29, 2025
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BC NDP’s contentious fast-track legislation passes in tight voteThe Infrastructure Projects Act, would allow the province to speed up major projects deemed of provincial importance by overriding certain permit and regulatory requirements.PoliticsMay 28, 2025
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Pressure mounts on B.C. NDP’s fast-track bill ahead of critical voteThe chorus of voices against contentious British Columbia legislation to speed up infrastructure projects continues to swell, with the province's civil liberties association calling it a betrayal of the rights of Indigenous Peoples.PoliticsMay 27, 2025
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‘Era of trust’ is over if fast-track bills pass, Tsartlip chief warns EbyChief Don Tom of the Tsartlip First Nation in Greater Victoria said First Nations will do everything in their legal power to kill bills 14 and 15.EconomyMay 26, 2025
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First Nations, local governments ramp up opposition to B.C. ‘fast-track’ billAt a joint press conference, the First Nations Leadership Council and the Union of BC Municipalities said they hadn't been sufficiently consulted on the bill.PoliticsMay 22, 2025
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Striking health-care workers rip Quebec’s new health system reform billStriking public sector medical workers are expressing skepticism about Quebec's new health care reform bill, which passed after a vote at the National Assembly Saturday morning.CanadaDec 10, 2023
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Quebec government wants to extend session to adopt health-care reformThe government is proposing extending the legislative committee's work for three days, and reconvening the National Assembly to vote on the bill on Dec. 14.PoliticsDec 6, 2023
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Opposition to Bill 15 mounts amid fear closure could be invoked to end debateEnglish-speaking communities fear Santé Québec will create too much bureaucratic power in one system and remove local control from hospitals, clinics and other health institutions.HealthNov 30, 2023
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Quebecers living with disabilities voice concerns over new health reformPeople with disabilities fear the abolishment of things like users' committees under Bill15. Vulnerable users and patients, they point out, would be left in the lurch.CanadaNov 28, 2023
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Quebec’s English health-care network could lose autonomy under Bill 15, critics warnQuebec's English-speaking community is being warned it could be affected by Bill 15, the government's major reform of the health-care network.CanadaNov 28, 2023
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