Althia Raj: Mark Carney’s Building Canada Act is a threat to the rule of law, and here’s a good example

Without fanfare or a news release, the Carney government gave notice over the long weekend that it plans to use its most controversial law to push through a pipeline to B.C.’s coast — a move that should concern us all.

The Building Canada Act, also known as C-5, was given two days of study as it was rushed through Parliament last year, with MPs and senators pressured by the newly elected prime minister who argued the changes were “critical” to safeguard the Canadian economy and fight back against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.

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