Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks to the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada鈥檚 Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Quebec Premier Francois Legault speaks to the media during the 2025 summer meetings of Canada鈥檚 Premiers at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
QU脡BEC - The Quebec government is scrapping a contentious forestry reform bill that has sparked opposition from Indigenous leaders and environmental groups.聽
Quebec Premier Fran莽ois Legault announced the news Thursday during a meeting of the Quebec federation of municipalities.
The bill was tabled this spring by the former forest minister in an effort to protect communities dependent on the commercial forestry industry.聽
The legislation would have divided public forests into zones designated for conservation, multi-purpose use or forestry.
It was strongly criticized by environmental groups as well as Indigenous leaders, who said reserving vast swaths of forest for logging infringed on their rights.
Former forest minister Ma茂t茅 Blanchette V茅zina, who tabled the bill, was shuffled from cabinet this fall and later resigned from the party.聽
This report by 好色tvwas first published Sept. 25, 2025.
