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Conservatives tempted by Carney omnibus bill that erases ‘the legacy of Justin Trudeau’: Tory MP

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National Post · collected 2026-09-23 · by Catherine Lévesque

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Conservative MP Gérard Deltell praised the government's Building Canada Strong Act as a response to ten years of inaction under Justin Trudeau’s leadership, despite acknowledging that he needs time to review the nearly 250-page bill. The act aims to expedite approvals for major projects and limit labour disruptions, but it has faced criticism from climate activists who argue it undermines environmental protections and from labor unions concerned about their right to strike. Minister Julie Dabrusin defended the legislation, emphasizing that it includes clean energy projects without reducing previous environmental reviews.
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Conservative MP Gérard Deltell praised the federal government's Building Canada Strong Act, which he claims aims to speed up major projects after a decade of "inaction" under former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. As the critic for intergovernmental affairs and One Canadian Economy, Deltell said his party agrees with the bill in principle but is still reviewing its nearly 250-page details. He criticized the Liberals for hindering economic development during their tenure and suggested the new act attempts to erase that legacy. Deltell also noted similarities between elements of the act and a private member’s bill he had previously proposed, which was defeated.

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Deltell PERSON · 3× Conservative NORP · 2× Justin Trudeau PERSON · 2× Liberals NORP · 2× Environment ORG · 1× Gérard Deltell PERSON · 1× Julie Dabrusin PERSON · 1× Liberal NORP · 1× OTTAWA GPE · 1× the House of Commons ORG · 1×

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OTTAWA — Conservative MP Gérard Deltell lauded the federal government for finally springing into action with its Building Canada Strong Act after what he called a decade of “inaction” to get big projects built under former prime minister Justin Trudeau.
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🔮 “For ten years, the Liberals did everything they could to halt economic development and the development of natural resources,” he said on Wednesday.
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Conservatives tempted by Carney omnibus bill that erases ‘the legacy of Justin Trudeau’: Tory MP · assertive framing

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OTTAWA — Conservative MP Gérard Deltell lauded the federal government for finally springing into action with its Building Canada Strong Act after what he called a decade of “inaction” to get big projects built under former prime minister Justin Trudeau. asserted
projects → laud → Trudeau
Deltell, who is the Conservative critic for intergovernmental affairs and One Canadian Economy, said his party agrees “in principle” with the new legislation put forward. asserted
party → say → legislation
“For ten years, the Liberals did everything they could to halt economic development and the development of natural resources,” he said on Wednesday. uncertain
he → do → Wednesday
“Now, today, they’re telling themselves, ‘You know what? We need to speed this up.’” asserted
We → tell → this
Deltell said he is still parsing through the details of the nearly 250-page legislation and is looking forward to studying it attentively since “the devil is in the details.” asserted
devil → say → details
“What we know is that this bill attempts to erase the Liberal government’s ten years of inaction,” he said. asserted
he → know → inaction
“That is the legacy of Justin Trudeau and of three-quarters of the people sitting across from us (in the House of Commons.)” asserted
That → sit → Commons
Deltell noted that the framework of “one project, one review” is oddly similar to one of his private member’s bills that was defeated by the Liberals over two years ago. asserted
that → note → Liberals
The Building Canada Strong Act, or Bill C-39, tabled on Monday proposes sweeping changes to fast-track approvals for major projects across the country and curtail labour disruptions in federally regulated workplaces citing the “national interest.” asserted
Bill → table → interest
The bill has been criticized by climate activists who say it guts environmental protections and the labour movement which says it restricts their right to strike. asserted
it → criticize → right
The government has denied that the legislation does either of these things. asserted
legislation → deny → things
“When we look at the legislation that we just tabled, it’s about being able to build projects that are really important for our country,” said Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin, who noted that it includes a lot of clean energy projects. asserted
it → look → projects
“None of them reduces the environmental reviews that we had previously, but they do make the process more simplified in a way, I would say. asserted
I → reduce → way
That doesn’t skip the steps.” asserted
That → skip → steps
Dabrusin said she was not part of the announcement for C-39 on Monday because she was with her family for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. asserted
she → say → calendar
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