Author Archives: Shaun Fluker

About Shaun Fluker

B.Comm. (Alberta), LL.B. (Victoria), LL.M. (Calgary). Associate Professor. Please click here for more information.

Public Interest in the Transfer of Licenses from Shell Canada to Pieridae Energy?

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Public Interest in the Transfer of Licenses from Shell Canada to Pieridae Energy? Matters commented on: AER Public Notice of Applications 1925399, 1925400, 1925403, 1925404, 1925405, and 1925406 On November 5 the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) … Continue reading →

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Procedural Fairness and the Alberta Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Procedural Fairness and the Alberta Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns Order Commented On: Order in Council, O.C. 125/2019 (July 4, 2019) In early July the Lieutenant Governor in Council commissioned an inquiry under power granted by … Continue reading →

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The Elephant in the Courtroom Redux

Posted on July 2, 2019 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: The Elephant in the Courtroom Redux Case Commented On: Zoocheck Canada Inc v Alberta (Minister of Agriculture and Forestry), 2019 ABCA 208 (CanLII) Lucy the Elephant lives at the Edmonton Valley Zoo and, for more than a … Continue reading →

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Standing to Seek Judicial Review of a Statutory Decision

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Standing to Seek Judicial Review of a Statutory Decision Case Commented On: Kozina v Knecht, 2019 ABQB 355 This is a decision by Mr. Justice Brian R. Burrows ruling that the applicant (Kozina) has standing to seek … Continue reading →

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Distracted Driving and the Traffic Safety Act

Posted on April 2, 2019 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Distracted Driving and the Traffic Safety Act Case Commented On: R v Ahmed, 2019 ABQB 13 (CanLII) Alberta added distracted driving offences to the Traffic Safety Act, RSA 2000 c T-6 in 2011, and two … Continue reading →

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