Liberals open to changing federal laws at heart of western anger: Carr
Posted Nov 21, 2019 09:20:31 AM.
Last Updated Nov 21, 2019 10:53:36 AM.
OTTAWA – The federal government’s new western outreach ambassador says there might be room to look at changing legislation at the heart of anger towards the Liberal government in Canada’s west.
Manitoba MP Jim Carr is no longer in cabinet, but he has a new role helping the government as Justin Trudeau’s special representative for the Prairies.
Our government represents Canadians in every part of the country, and that’s why I’ve asked @jimcarr_wpg to serve as my special representative for the Prairies. I know he’ll make sure people in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba have a strong voice in Ottawa. pic.twitter.com/rpnMdJz1w7
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) November 20, 2019
Carr is undergoing treatment for cancer after being diagnosed shortly after the Oct. 21 election.
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is among those demanding changes to bills C-69 and C-48, which overhauled the environmental assessment process for major projects like pipelines and legislated a permanent ban against oil tankers travelling along the northern British Columbia coast.
Earlier this month, Vancouver-area MP Carla Qualtrough, a cabinet minister, said the government was open to almost anything to try and help ease anxieties in Canada’s oil patch, except for changing Bill
C-69.
However, Carr said he believes there is an openness to look at the bills for possible improvements.