Canada's Supreme Court Voids Most of Trudeau Environment Law.

Trudeau and his government said a tougher approval process would make projects more likely to survive court challenges, increasing certainty for companies and investors. Still, the court affirmed the federal government's authority to legislate on environmental matters, and the government plans to rework the legislation to address the court's concerns and will do so in a timely manner, Steven Guilbeault, Canada's minister of environment and climate change, said during a press conference on Friday. (Bloomberg) -- A law passed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government to review major resource and infrastructure projects was largely struck down by Canada's top court, which ruled it intrudes on the rights of provinces. [Extracted from the article]