Overview

• The B.C. Legislature approved Bill 15 by a 47–46 vote, with Speaker Raj Chouhan casting the deciding vote to fast-track public and private projects.
• Bill 15 allows the provincial cabinet to designate projects as provincially significant and override standard permitting and regulatory requirements.
• Ontario opposition parties mounted filibusters at committee, delaying clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 5 until after the spring session.
• First Nations leaders in both provinces condemn the measures for sidelining free, prior and informed consent and risking Indigenous rights.
• Premiers David Eby and Doug Ford defend the legislation as necessary responses to U.S. tariff threats and economic uncertainty.