Althia Raj/Toronto Star: The prime minister has already weakened the Impact Assessment Act by proposing to remove major pipelines and oil and gas projects from its purview. He is attempting to create projects in “regions of national interest” that can skip environmental reviews and, depending on cabinet, not be subject to certain laws and regulations.
“For anyone who’s still wondering whether Prime Minister Carney is playing some kind of 3D chess around environmental protection and moving the pieces just right, I think this (the decision not to appeal ) is a pretty clear indication that they’re more interested in walking away from environmental protection as much as they can,” said Hatt…