Reduced environmental…

Reduced environmental oversight will result in environmental degradation, leading to future costs associated with clean-up, habitat restoration, and mitigation of ecological damage.

The special Economic Zones, exempt from certain regulations, might disproportionately benefit large corporations or specific sectors, giving disadvantages to small businesses and local enterprises.

Accelerated approvals and deregulation might lead to lower-quality infrastructure or reduced scrutiny, generating unexpected burdens in the long term.

Looser environmental and species protections will harm biodiversity, ecosystems, and, ultimately, public health, leading to quality-of-life issues such as contaminated soil and drinking water.

Significant regulatory changes might spark resistance from environmental groups, Indigenous communities, municipalities and other stakeholders, leading to potential legal battles.

Areas outside of the Special Economic Zone could miss out on economic benefits or face heightened economic disparity and underinvestment.

This Bill will (as history has shown time and time again, trample Indigenous rights, disregarding their right to free prior and informed consent. It blatantly disregards the Truth and Reconciliation Act.

It can also suspend labour rights and laws, which are crucially needed in today 's times when businesses only listen to "Shareholders" and disregard the labour that makes their profits so wonderful.