Bill to Update Impact Assessment Law Coming in Spring: Wilkinson

Bill to Update Impact Assessment Law Coming in Spring: Wilkinson
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson arrives to take part in a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on June 15, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government will have legislation ready by the spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court has with the federal Impact Assessment Act.

The Liberals passed the act in 2019 to overhaul how major projects are assessed for their environmental and social impacts.