Author Archives: Drew Yewchuk

About Drew Yewchuk

B.A. (University of Alberta) J.D. (University of Calgary). Drew was formerly a staff lawyer with the University of Calgary's Public Interest Law Clinic from 2018-2022 and is now an LLM student at the Peter A. Allard School of Law.

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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The Canada Energy Regulator Protects Trans Mountain from Canadians

Posted on May 31, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Christine Laing & Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: The Canada Energy Regulator Protects Trans Mountain from Canadians Decision Commented On: Decision on Trans Mountain’s Request for Confidential Treatment dated 29 April 2021 The Canada Energy Regulator (CER or Commission) has … Continue reading →

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Responding to Concerns that Alberta Does Not Collect Enough Security for Environmental Remediation the AER Chooses to Collect Less Security

Posted on May 26, 2021 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Responding to Concerns that Alberta Does Not Collect Enough Security for Environmental Remediation the AER Chooses to Collect Less Security Document Commented On: Mine Financial Security Program Standard, dated May 6, 2021 On May 6, … Continue reading →

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