Bill 15

• Former B.C. minister Melanie Mark asks NDP to walk back ‘disheartening’ Bill 15

  Melanie Mark is accusing the B.C. government of "turning their backs" on First Nations, local governments and environmentalists by passing controversial fast-track bills.

  Politics

  May 29
  
• BC NDP’s contentious fast-track legislation passes in tight vote

  The Infrastructure Projects Act, would allow the province to speed up major projects deemed of provincial importance by overriding certain permit and regulatory requirements. 

  Politics

  May 28
  
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• Pressure mounts on B.C. NDP’s fast-track bill ahead of critical vote

  The 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.

  Politics

  May 27
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• ‘Era of trust’ is over if fast-track bills pass, Tsartlip chief warns Eby

  Chief 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.

  Economy

  May 26
• First Nations, local governments ramp up opposition to B.C. ‘fast-track’ bill

  At 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.

  Politics

  May 22
• Striking health-care workers rip Quebec’s new health system reform bill

  Striking 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.

  Canada

  Dec 10, 2023
• Quebec government wants to extend session to adopt health-care reform

  The 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.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2023
• Opposition to Bill 15 mounts amid fear closure could be invoked to end debate

  English-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.

  Health

  Nov 30, 2023
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• Quebecers living with disabilities voice concerns over new health reform

  People 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.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023
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• Quebec’s English health-care network could lose autonomy under Bill 15, critics warn

  Quebec's English-speaking community is being warned it could be affected by Bill 15, the government's major reform of the health-care network.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023