CAQ government tables bill to speed approval for major projects

QUEBEC — Vying for wide-ranging powers to accelerate the approval of large-scale projects, the Coalition Avenir Québec government tabled a bill Tuesday that mirrors similar federal legislation passed in June. The legislation would allow the government to identify “priority national-scale projects” that would be subjected to a fast-tracked approval process. “The bill comes in a world with intense competition for investments,” Finance Minister Eric Girard told