Government fast-tracking major projects bill amid constitutional concerns | Power & Politics

CBC News June 19, 2025
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Kody Blois, the prime minister's parliamentary secretary, tells Power & Politics that Bill C-5, the major projects legislation the government wants to fast-track through the House of Commons by Friday, is 'not about shortcuts' and will respect Indigenous rights. But Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed says the exclusion of Inuit, First Nations and Métis leaders from first ministers' meetings and not providing access to the 'major projects' list put forward by premiers is 'undemocratic' and 'stupid.' And the Power Panel weighs in. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/1RreYWS Connect with CBC News Online: For breaking news, video, audio and in-depth coverage: http://bit.ly/1Z0m6iX Follow CBC News on TikTok: https://bit.ly/3TnHioe Follow CBC News on Twitter: http://bit.ly/1sA5P9H Subscribe to CBC News on Snapchat: https://bit.ly/3leaWsr Download the CBC News app for iOS: http://apple.co/25mpsUz Download the CBC News app for Android: http://bit.ly/1XxuozZ »»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»»» For more than 80 years, CBC News has been the source Canadians turn to, to keep them informed about their communities, their country and their world. Through regional and national programming on multiple platforms, including CBC Television, CBC News Network, CBC Radio, CBCNews.ca, mobile and on-demand, CBC News and its internationally recognized team of award-winning journalists deliver the breaking stories, the issues, the analyses and the personalities that matter to Canadians.

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