Reading between the lines of the ‘Responsible Resource Development’ rhetoric
The use of omnibus bills to ‘streamline’ Canadian environmental legislation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21153694 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Denis Kirchhoff (University of Waterloo, corresponding author), Leonard J S Tsuji (University of Toronto) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-120 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-5517 • E-ISSN: 1471-5465 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14615517.2014.894673 |
| OpenAlex | W2029363298 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 16 |
In Canada, the use of omnibus budget bills in recent years has grown substantially. In 2012, it was used twice by the Government of Canada. As a result, a number of substantial changes to environmental legislation were introduced with virtually no debate nor compromise. This situation has been criticized for seriously reducing the credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament in Canada, as well as undermining the transparency and accountability of the policy-making process. This paper describes how changes to major policies through the use of omnibus bills (all, arguably, in the name of faster project review decisions) affect not only established environmental protection efforts, but also the public and Aboriginal (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) peoples, particularly in terms of their capacity to effectively participate in resource development
Accountability · Budget process · Business · Compromise · Credibility · Economics · Legislation · Metis · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Public economics · Environmental and Social Impact Assessments · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities · Law · Mining and Resource Management · Public Administration
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Organizational Learning
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1.08 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2022 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |