EventStatement
Conservative MP Greg McLean calls Bill C-5 a temporary work-around of existing laws and says Conservative amendments improved it
In a post on his MP website titled "Bill C-5: The One Canadian Economy Act" (published 13 August 2025, according to the page's metadata), Calgary Conservative MP Greg McLean described C-5 as "a bill designed to temporarily – for five years – work around the legislation these Liberals have created over the past several years". He wrote that Conservatives "supported the progress of Bill C-5 through Parliament", that several Conservative amendments were adopted at committee and third reading, and that "We improved the legislation." He argued the underlying laws, such as the Impact Assessment Act, should be fixed instead, and proposed judging the bill by its results at the end of 2026.
- Date
- Kind
- Statement
- Where
- Canada
- Evidence
- Statement: Something was said. Weighted lowest: words cost less than actions. How evidence is weighed
- Who
- Conservative Party of Canada (acted); Greg McLean (spoke)
Sources
- Greg McLean MP, “Bill C-5: The One Canadian Economy Act” (external site), . source record
Laws and agreements
Claims that rest on this event
- 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").
A Conservative framed C-5 as a temporary work-around.
How it bears on the outcome
| Explanation | Fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| O0 No meaningful speed-up | Neutral weak | An opposition MP's description of Bill C-5 is a statement, not an outcome; it fits all outcome readings equally. |
| O1 Faster, but the extra output goes mostly elsewhere | Neutral weak | An opposition MP's description of Bill C-5 is a statement, not an outcome; it fits all outcome readings equally. |
| O2 Faster, and more volume reaches the US (this level or higher) | Neutral weak | An opposition MP's description of Bill C-5 is a statement, not an outcome; it fits all outcome readings equally. |
| O3 Locked-in preferential terms for the US | Neutral weak | An opposition MP's description of Bill C-5 is a statement, not an outcome; it fits all outcome readings equally. |