‘A normal thing now’: Canadian family says extortion gang is preying on them

The recent passage of Bill C-5 has left many in a fog. Framed as a response to threats from the United States administration, the legislation is, in the main, intended to fast-track what the Canadian government sees as projects integral to the country’s economic security. I am someone with decades of experience working on large mining, oil and gas, and environmental projects in many capacities—from Peru to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, from Patagonia to Northern Canada. I have been at the tip of the spear for construction but also on teams managing ecological impacts. I have...