A Liberal Majority In The House Of Commons — Implications For Environmental Policy

On October 19, 2015, Canadians voted in their highest numbers in over 20 years,¹ and elected Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau as prime minister of Canada. Mr. Trudeau will lead a majority government in the House of Commons for the next four years; this majority will make it easier for his newly formed government to achieve their "Real Change" platform. The Liberals campaigned with an ambitious agenda that promised the reform of major environmental laws and policies, and a fundamental shift in the federal government's relationship with Aboriginal peoples.

Mr. Trudeau's major environmental promises include:

• a review of Canada's federal environmental assessment process;
• recasting the relationship with Canada's Aboriginal peoples;