MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault says his government will table new legislation to speed up environmental approvals, modelled on the federal major projects law.

During a Sunday evening appearance on popular Quebec talk show Tout le monde en parle, Legault said the Quebec bill will be "equivalent" to Bill C-5, Prime Minister Mark Carney's signature legislation meant to fast-track projects deemed to be in the national interest.

"Currently, it takes years to get environmental permits," he said. "We can't afford that."

Legault said the planned Quebec legislation is known internally as "Q-5," a reference to the federal law. He said its aim would be to get big projects off the ground faster to create new jobs in the province, though he insisted that environmental protections wouldn'

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