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.

Polluter Pays Principle at Risk: Auditor General Finds Alberta’s Oil and Gas Liability Regime Still Badly Deficient

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

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 →

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Updates to the Oil and Gas Liability Management Framework: The New Closure Nomination and The Renamed Closure Quotas

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

Regulatory Documents Commented on: Directive 088: Licensee Life-Cycle Management (February 2023) and  Manual 23: Licensee Life-Cycle Management (February 2023) By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Updates to the Oil and Gas Liability Management Framework: The New Closure Nomination and The Renamed … Continue reading →

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The Alberta Energy Regulator and the Disclosure Without Delay Rule in FOIP

Posted on March 6, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

Commented On: Alberta Energy Regulator Announcement – March 02, 2023: Alberta Energy Regulator Actively Investigating and Responding to Imperial Oil Kearl Site Incident; and Letter to the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner Requesting an Investigation of AER Emergency Disclosure … Continue reading →

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Worrying About Reclamation and Abandonment Obligations in the Context of Property Assignment Consents

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Nigel Bankes and Drew Yewchuk Case commented on: Canadian Natural Resources Limited v Harvest Operations Corp, 2023 ABKB 62 (CanLII) PDF Version: Worrying About Reclamation and Abandonment Obligations in the Context of Property Assignment Consents This decision is principally … Continue reading →

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Fighting Over History at a Special Meeting of the Law Society of Alberta

Posted on February 16, 2023 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Commented on: Resolution on Rule 67.4 Defeated at The Special Meeting of the Law Society of Alberta held February 6, 2023 PDF Version: Fighting Over History at a Special Meeting of the Law Society of Alberta This … Continue reading →

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