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billIn force — major-projects fast lane active

Bill C-5 — One Canadian Economy Act / Building Canada Act

Canada (federal)

Cabinet can designate projects of national interest and compress federal approval pathways; Major Projects Office sells a two-year clock. Watch listing decisions and Indigenous/community process fights.

Last updated 2026-09-21

Status history

  1. 2025-06-26

    Building Canada Act elements in force (approx.)

  2. 2025-08-29

    Major Projects Office launched (Calgary)

  3. 2026-09-15

    Toronto investment-summit protests; listing clocks watched

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courtCourt won’t let the clock run out

Forever Canadian / Elections Alberta disclosure fight

Alberta

Litigation over referendum-related disclosure and Elections Alberta timing — tied to Alberta’s broader ballot-of-grievances cycle.

Last updated 2026-09-21

Status history

  1. 2026-09

    Suit / disclosure fight escalates

  2. 2026-09-21

    Judge refuses run-out-the-clock outcome (coverage)

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projectFarm & cost pushback live

Alto high-speed rail (Toronto–Québec City concept)

Canada / Quebec–Ontario corridor

Crown megaproject inside the major-projects sales pitch. Rigaud-area farmers protested corridor carve-up; citizen cost talk near $90B in independent coverage.

Last updated 2026-09-21

Status history

  1. 2025-08

    MPO launch lists Alto-class concepts

  2. 2026-09-19

    Rigaud-area tractor rally (coverage)

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billFederal challenge filed

California AB 2624 — “Stop Nick Shirley Act”

California / U.S. federal court

Immigration-services privacy / anti-doxxing framing; America First Legal suit argues speech chill on investigative reporting.

Last updated 2026-09-21

Status history

  1. 2026

    AB 2624 enacted / enforcement path

  2. 2026-09

    Federal lawsuit filed (coverage)

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regulationPrinsjesdag pushback renewed

Netherlands nitrogen / Green Deal farm rules

Netherlands / EU

Nitrogen deposition rules and farm buyout/pressure politics remain a European agriculture flashpoint; September 2026 protests reignited around Prinsjesdag.

Last updated 2026-09-21

Status history

  1. 2022–2025

    Nitrogen crisis / farmer protests cycle

  2. 2026-09

    Prinsjesdag-linked pushback (coverage)

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courtTribunal process underway

Westlock flyer — Alberta Section 3 / human-rights tribunal

Alberta

Speech fight over a flyer opposing a rainbow crosswalk — Section 3 human-rights path as provincial censorship battleground.

Last updated 2026-09-21

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agencyUSDA climbdown after Wisconsin suit

USDA dairy checkoff ESG restrictions

United States

Mandatory checkoff fees pulled back from ESG marketing spend after Wisconsin producers sued — concrete agency response, not just rhetoric.

Last updated 2026-09-21

Status history

  1. 2026

    Wisconsin producers sue

  2. 2026-09

    USDA restricts ESG checkoff spend (coverage)

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courtAppeals court backs parents

Fellers v. Kelley — Bow NH “XX” wristbands

United States (First Circuit)

Silent wristband protest over transgender athlete policy — First Circuit speech precedent for school discipline fights.

Last updated 2026-09-21

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