Author Archives: Drew Yewchuk

About Drew Yewchuk

B.A. (UAlberta) J.D. (UCalgary) LLM (U.B.C.) Drew was a full-time staff lawyer with the University of Calgary's Public Interest Law Clinic from 2018-2022. He is now an PhD student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law. His research focuses on administrative secrecy, access to information law, species at risk, resource law, and environmental liabilities.

Another Year Gone Under the Mine Financial Security Program

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Another Year Gone Under the Mine Financial Security Program Legislation Commented On: Annual Mine Financial Security Program Submissions, 2021 Submissions for 2020 Reporting Year In a post back in May 2021, I complained about a change … Continue reading →

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Procedural Fairness When Challenging Timeline Extensions for Freedom of Information Requests

Posted on September 27, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Procedural Fairness When Challenging Timeline Extensions for Freedom of Information Requests Decision Commented On: Blades v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), 2021 ABQB 725 (CanLII) The recent decision in Blades v Alberta (Information and Privacy Commissioner), … Continue reading →

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Alberta’s Plan for Climate Resilience is Government Propaganda

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Alberta’s Plan for Climate Resilience is Government Propaganda Matter Commented On: The Canadian Energy Centre’s Request for Proposal for a Creative and Production Agency After the 2019 Alberta election, the new government replaced the previous … Continue reading →

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The AER’s Mandatory Closure Spend Targets are Deficient

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: The AER’s Mandatory Closure Targets are Deficient  Legislation Commented On: AER Bulletin 2021-23 ‘Mandatory Closure Spend Targets’ This is a follow up post to my June 24, 2021 post on the changes the Alberta Energy Regulator … Continue reading →

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The AER Announces Some Details of the Mandatory Closure Spend Targets

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: The AER Announces Some Details of the Mandatory Closure Spend Targets  Legislation Commented On: AER Bulletin 2021-22 ‘Invitation for Feedback on Proposed New Licensee Life-Cycle Management Directive’; AER Bulletin 2021-23 ‘Mandatory Closure Spend Targets’ This … Continue reading →

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