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PDF Version: The Alberta Law Reform Institute Begins Project Selection

By: Barry Chung

Since 2016, the Institute has received over 50 law reform suggestions from the public, legal community and various service organizations. There was a wide variety of topics that ranged from the appointment of Provincial Court Judges, Indigenous Peoples and reconciliation, autonomous vehicle legislation, and Business Corporations Act compliance to name just a few.

While the majority of these topics are important and worthy of consideration, only a few will make it through ALRI’s rigorous selection process.

Alberta and British Columbia: How the constitution makes you best pals – Constitutional Perspectives

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On July 16, 2018

In Energy

Presenter: Fenner Stewart (Professor, University of Calgary)

PDF Version: Alberta and British Columbia: How the constitution makes you best pals – Constitutional Perspectives

Summarized By: Alexander Crisp, JD Candidate 2020, University of Calgary

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth in a series of blog posts that provides summaries of presentations from the ninth annual Energy Regulatory Forum, held in Calgary on May 28, 2018, as summarized by student attendees.

On May 28, Professor Stewart from the University of Calgary shared his views on Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX), and some of the constitutional tools that the British Columbia (BC), Alberta and federal governments have at their disposal to use on the project.

Energy Regulatory Forum: A Discussion on Bill C-69 Part 1: Canada Energy Regulator: A rose by any other name – what does it do; how does it work?

By Admin

On July 5, 2018

In Energy

Presenters: Dennis Langen, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP; Sheila Leggett, President, Tower Peak Consultants Ltd.

Summarized By: David Hillier, BSc EnvS, University of Calgary JD Candidate 2020

PDF Version: Energy Regulatory Forum: A Discussion on Bill C-69 Part 1: Canada Energy Regulator: A rose by any other name – what does it do; how does it work?

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series of blog posts that provides summaries of presentations from the ninth annual Energy Regulatory Forum, held in Calgary on May 28, 2018, as summarized by student attendees.

The first presentation at the 2018 Energy Regulatory Forum compared and contrasted Bill C-69 and the incoming Canadian Energy Regulator (CER) regime with the current National Energy Board (NEB) regulatory regime it is intended to replace (for an earlier ABlawg on this topic, see here). What important differences should those in the energy industry be aware of? What are the potential issues with the new regime? Dennis Langen and Shelia Leggett provided a brief tour through the proposed legislation, highlighted some of its key features, and discussed the significance of these regulatory changes.

Energy Regulatory Forum: Agency Counsel Update

By Admin

On June 25, 2018

In Energy

Presenters: Meighan G. LaCasse, Counsel, Alberta Energy Regulator; Katherine Murphy, Associate General Counsel, National Energy Board; JP Mousseau, Counsel, Alberta Utilities Commission

Summarized by: Aaron Johnson, Law Student, University of Alberta

PDF Version: Energy Regulatory Forum: Agency Counsel Update

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of blog posts that provides summaries of presentations from the ninth annual Energy Regulatory Forum, held in Calgary on May 28, 2018, as summarized by student attendees.

Hamlet of Clyde River and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation – Impact on Alberta’s Administrative Tribunals: Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Utilities Commission, Natural Resources Conservation Board, National Energy Board

By Admin

On June 18, 2018

In Energy

Presenters: Martin Ignasiak, Partner, Osler Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Sandy Carpenter, Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

PDF Version: Hamlet of Clyde River and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation – Impact on Alberta’s Administrative Tribunals: Alberta Energy Regulator, Alberta Utilities Commission, Natural Resources Conservation Board, National Energy Board

Summarized by: Moira Lavoie (JD Candidate, University of Alberta)

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of blog posts that provides summaries of presentations from the ninth annual Energy Regulatory Forum, held in Calgary on May 28, 2018, as summarized by student attendees.

In July 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released a set of decisions dealing with the duty to consult where an administrative agency serves as the final decision maker: Clyde River (Hamlet) v. Petroleum Geoservices Inc. 2017 SCC 40 (CanLII) and Chippewas of the Thames First Nation v Enbridge Pipelines Inc. 2017 SCC 41 (CanLII). Sandy Carpenter, counsel for the proponent in Clyde River, and Martin Ignasiak, counsel for Suncor in Chippewas, provided an overview of the two decisions and their implications for administrative agencies moving forward. In both cases the National Energy Board (NEB) was the final decision-maker on the proposed projects. The Crown was not involved in making the decision nor as a project proponent in either case.