The One Canadian Economy Act passed third reading in the House of Commons on June 20 in two votes held after MPs split voting on the bill into two parts.
The legislation will now move to the Senate, where its examination is scheduled to be completed before senators break for the summer on June 28. The Liberal government has been pushing for legislation based around approving major projects and reducing interprovincial trade barriers to become law before Canada Day on July 1.
The first part of Bill C-5, which deals with removing federal impediments to interprovincial trade barriers, passed 335–1, with Green Party Leader Elizabeth May being the only “nay” vote….