<p data-async="">Mark Carney’s election platform did not include giving himself the power to suspend the entirety of federal law and, by extension, democracy. But that’s what he aims to do with <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Bill C-5&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/bill/C-5/first-reading&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.parl.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/bill/C-5/first-reading">Bill C-5</a>, which he hopes to ram through by <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;Canada Day&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://nationalpost.com/news/we-need-to-move-liberals-defend-plan-to-ram-through-major-projects-bill-before-canada-day&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://nationalpost.com/news/we-need-to-move-liberals-defend-plan-to-ram-through-major-projects-bill-before-canada-day">Canada Day</a>.</p>

Federal fast-tracking bill would allow cabinet to exempt favoured companies from any federal law, opening a massive door to corruption{ai:summary}<p>Mark Carney's Bill C-5 seeks to grant him the authority to suspend federal law, raising concerns about the implications for democracy in Canada. Critics argue that such a move is not aligned with his election platform and could undermine democratic processes. #politics</p>

Jamie Sarkonak: Mark Carney is demanding power to suspend all federal laws. What will he use it for?

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