ClaimMechanism
C-5, the 2025 federal fast-track law, is durable, and this rests on recorded votes: no Conservative voted against the programming motion setting a fast timetable for it in the House (305-30), its second reading (304-29) or either part of its third reading (335-1 and 306-31), and during the 2025 campaign the Conservatives promised the same kind of system, faster ("One and Done").
The evidence it rests on
Supports (4)
- House adopts the government motion setting an expedited timetable for Bill C-5, 305–30, with Conservative support
Conservatives voted for the government's programming motion setting a fast timetable for C-5 in the House (305-30); no Conservative voted against.
Documented by: openparliament.ca, “House of Commons vote 45-1 #12: Government Business No. 1 (time allocation for C-5), 2025-06-16” (external site), . and 1 more
- Bill C-5 passes second reading in the House of Commons, 304–29, with no Conservative votes against
No Conservative nays.
Documented by: openparliament.ca, “House of Commons vote 45-1 #13: C-5 second reading” (external site), .
- House of Commons passes Part 2 of Bill C-5, the Building Canada Act, at third reading by 306 votes to 31, with Conservatives voting in favour
No Conservative nays on the Building Canada Act.
Documented by: openparliament.ca, “House of Commons vote 45-1 #33: C-5 Part 1 (internal trade) third reading” (external site). and 2 more
- Senate passes Bill C-5 without amendment after defeating a free, prior and informed consent amendment by 48 votes to 28
Senate passed it unamended.
Documented by: Senate of Canada, “Vote Details: One Canadian Economy Act – C-5 – Third Reading – Amendment (Sen. Prosper)” (external site), . and 2 more
Complicates (2)
- Conservative MP Greg McLean calls Bill C-5 a temporary work-around of existing laws and says Conservative amendments improved it
A Conservative framed C-5 as a temporary work-around.
Documented by: Greg McLean MP, “Bill C-5: The One Canadian Economy Act” (external site), .
- First Nations file a constitutional challenge to Ontario's Bill 5 (special economic zones) and federal Bill C-5 in the Ontario Superior Court, seeking C$100M and injunctions
Durability in Parliament is not durability in court.
Documented by: Woodward & Co. (CNW news release), “First Nations launching major constitutional challenge to kill Bill 5, the Ford government's megadevelopment law, and Bill C5, Canada's megaprojects law” (external site), . and 3 more
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