Aaron Wherry/CBC: David Wright, a professor of environmental and resource law at the University of Calgary, shares some of Guilbeault’s concerns and adds others, including the federal government’s ability to properly consult with Indigenous communities and review projects under a tighter timeline.
But he also doesn’t think the government’s discussion paper does enough to substantiate that there is a problem of over-regulation that needs to be fixed, or that the proposed changes will likely lead to new economic development.
“The economic case may exist, but it’s not being transparently shared,” Wright said…