Feds urged to follow U.S. lead on permitting reform; Wilkinson 'won't cut corners' cdnpoli
It’s not merely about smoothing the path for the natural resources sector, she added, but making the international transition to greener energy — including the development of critical minerals — more efficient at a time when the race against climate change grows more pressing by the day.
McLaughlin said he’d like to see the mining of critical minerals like copper, lithium and nickel designated as a “strategic industry” that fast-tracks its development while bringing environmental rules, Indigenous stakeholders and sustainable development standards under a single, unified umbrella. Some Democrats say the bill’s spending cuts are too deep, new rules around work requirements for food stamps are draconian and that expediting project approvals — not to mention fast-tracking the $6.6-billion Mountain Valley pipeline in West Virginia — will be a recipe for environmental disaster.
“Congressional Republicans held America hostage while refusing to do the basic and fundamental work of paying America’s bills,” said executive director Ben Jealous. “We deserve better.” Sabia, a former telecom and pension fund executive, is reportedly leaving government to take over as CEO of Hydro-Quebec. And the Prime Minister’s Office announced Tuesday that Charette is retiring before the end of June.
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