Author Archives: Shaun Fluker
E. coli and the Public Health Act (Alberta)
By: Shaun Fluker and Lorian Hardcastle Legislation commented on: Public Health Act, RSA 2000, c P-37; Communicable Diseases Regulation, Alta Reg 238/1985; Food Regulation, Alta Reg 31/2006 PDF Version: E. coli and the Public Health Act (Alberta) The beleaguered public health … Continue reading
Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and Gas Liability Regime Still Badly Deficient
Regulatory Documents Commented on: Auditor General of Alberta, “Liability Management of (Non-Oil Sands) Oil and Gas Infrastructure”, March 2023 By: Drew Yewchuk, Shaun Fluker, and Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and … Continue reading
Biodiversity Offsets and the Species at Risk Act (Canada)
By: Shaun Fluker Matter Commented On: Environment and Climate Change Canada Draft Offsetting Policy for Biodiversity PDF Version: Biodiversity Offsets and the Species at Risk Act (Canada) The federal government has a laudable objective of ‘no net loss’ for development … Continue reading
Judicial Review on the Vires of Subordinate Legislation: Full Vavilov, Partial Vavilov or No Vavilov?
By: Shaun Fluker Cases Commented On: Auer v Auer, 2022 ABCA 375 (CanLII) and TransAlta Generation Partnership v Alberta (Minister of Municipal Affairs), 2022 ABCA 381 (CanLII) PDF Version: Judicial Review on the Vires of Subordinate Legislation: Full Vavilov, Partial … Continue reading
Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta is the Chief Medical Officer of Health
By: Lorian Hardcastle and Shaun Fluker Decision commented on: CM v Alberta, 2022 ABKB 716 (See here for the decision, which was not on CanLII as of the date of writing) PDF Version: Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 … Continue reading
