Ottawa, ON – Parliament began the first hour of debate on a Private Members Bill designed to strengthen the private property rights of Canadians. Introduced by MP Cheryl Gallant (Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke), Bill C-222, An Act to amend the Expropriation Act (protection of private property), creates new limits on when the federal government can fast-track the expropriation of private property. Under current federal expropriation legislation, a Minister may by-pass the requirement to hold a public hearing under special circumstances. Bill C-222 requires a public meeting still be held if those special circumstances included expropriation to restore natural habitat or in response to climate variability.
“As we have all recently learned, by declaring emergencies, governments give themselves extraordinary powers,” said MP Gallant. “With the Trudeau Liberals’ re-branding climate change as a climate emergency they are positioning the government for the largest land grab since Europeans first set foot in Canada.”
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