B.C.’s fast-track law is stalled before it takes effect: Jerome Gessaroli in the Vancouver Sun – MLI
January 23, 2026
Bill 15 creates expedited pathways but when approvals are rushed without resolving concerns, delay is not eliminated — it is shifted into litigation that can last far longer.
B.C.’s Infrastructure Projects Act was meant to accelerate major projects by cutting through delay. Yet eight months after becoming law, it remains stalled, caught up in the same consultations, jurisdictional disputes, and legal risks that routinely slow major projects.
That irony is not accidental. It points to a deeper issue in the province’s approach to large-scale projects. The main barriers are not administrative “red tape,” but legal duties, overlapping authorities, and the risk of court challenges.
