What Do BC Indigenous Leaders Have to Say About Eby’s Bill 15? – EnergyNow

May 16, 2025

Engagement and consent from Indigenous leaders is essential to fast-tracking new projects in BC.

BC Premier David Eby says Bill 15, to fast-track infrastructure and natural-resource projects, is going ahead — despite opposition from Indigenous groups and Green Party MLAs.

“It’s a critical bill for government, and it’s a confidence bill,” Eby insisted. “And the reason is pretty straightforward. We need to build the schools and hospitals and roads for a fast-growing province.”

But the Infrastructure Projects Act would also allow Eby’s cabinet to push through approvals for mines, clean-energy, and resource projects by fast-tracking environmental assessments, issuing permits, and overriding any municipal roadblocks.