Environmental and anti-corruption groups, along with First Nations, ripped into Bill 61, the CAQ government's blueprint for relaunching Quebec's economy, at National Assembly committee hearings Tuesday. "Bill 61 creates conditions extremely favourable to the emergence of corruption, collusion and embezzlement," the committee said in its brief. He said Indigenous leaders across the province are worried Bill 61 could allow the government to acquire unceded First Nations' land without permission. "We have before us a hastily prepared bill, with severe gaps in the balance between powers and responsibilities, and with very little accountability," Picard said. Dubé told Picard he understood those concerns and promised his government would try to address them.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2020 21:56 UTC