Proposed B.C. environmental assessment legislation needs integrity boost: scientists

VANCOUVER — Scientists from across Canada have signed their names to a letter urging the British Columbia government to tighten the wording of its proposed environmental assessment legislation.
The open letter is signed by nearly 200 academics, researchers or officials from 15 Canadian post-secondary institutions and 13 environmental or scientific organizations.
It says Bill 51, which was introduced by the NDP government earlier this month, contains a number of positive reforms and importa