Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs Thursday, July 17, amid widespread skepticism and frustration over his controversial major-projects legislation.

Bill C-5 gives the federal government sweeping new powers to speed up permitting for what the Liberals call “nation-building projects.”

Carney says Bill C-5 is needed to shore up the economy in the face of a trade war with the United States, while opponents call it a massive power grab.