Author Archives: Jocelyn Stacey

About Jocelyn Stacey

Jocelyn Stacey, LL.M. (Yale), LL.B. (Calgary), BSc. (Alta.), DCL Student McGill Faculty of Law. Jocelyn graduated from the University of Calgary Faculty of Law in 2009, and clerked for Justice Rothstein at the Supreme Court of Canada from 2009-2010. She is currently pursuing her interests in environmental and regulatory law in the Doctor of Civil Law program at McGill.

Polar Bear ‘Special Concern’ Designation Raises Some Concerns of Its Own

PDF version: Polar Bear ‘Special Concern’ Designation Raises Some Concerns of Its Own Decision considered: Order Amending Schedule 1 to the Species at Risk Act SOR/2011-233 October 27, 2011. On November 10, 2011, the Federal Government released its decision to … Continue reading

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Failing to Assess the Key Issue: The Unsatisfactory Approval Process for Keystone XL

By: Jocelyn Stacey PDF Version: Failing to Assess the Key Issue: The Unsatisfactory Approval Process for Keystone XL  Decisions Commented On: United States Department of State Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Final Environmental Impact Statement for … Continue reading

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Lame duck constitutional arguments: a new twist on Syncrude’s Tailings Pond Debacle

PDF version: Lame duck constitutional arguments: a new twist on Syncrude’s Tailings Pond Debacle The dead duck saga continues. In a previous post on ABlawg (R. v. Syncrude Canada: The Case of The 500 Dead Ducks), Shaun Fluker left off … Continue reading

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2009 Commonwealth Moot – Reflections from the Canadian Team

This year the University of Calgary Gale Cup Team had the honour of representing Canada at the 2009 Commonwealth Moot Competition in Hong Kong. The Commonwealth Moot Competition is held biennially in conjunction with the Commonwealth Law Conference. Each Commonwealth … Continue reading

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