Author Archives: Shaun Fluker

About Shaun Fluker

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

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

Posted on March 31, 2023 by Shaun Fluker

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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Biodiversity Offsets and the Species at Risk Act (Canada)

Posted on February 27, 2023 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker Matter Commented On: Environment and Climate Change Canada Draft Offsetting Policy for Biodiversity PDF Version: Biodiversity Offsets and the Species at Risk Act (Canada) The federal government has a laudable objective of ‘no net loss’ for development … Continue reading →

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Judicial Review on the Vires of Subordinate Legislation: Full Vavilov, Partial Vavilov or No Vavilov?

Posted on February 6, 2023 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker Cases Commented On: Auer v Auer, 2022 ABCA 375 (CanLII) and TransAlta Generation Partnership v Alberta (Minister of Municipal Affairs), 2022 ABCA 381 (CanLII) PDF Version: Judicial Review on the Vires of Subordinate Legislation: Full Vavilov, Partial … Continue reading →

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Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta is the Chief Medical Officer of Health

Posted on October 28, 2022 by Shaun Fluker

By: Lorian Hardcastle and Shaun Fluker Decision commented on: CM v Alberta, 2022 ABKB 716 (See here for the decision, which was not on CanLII as of the date of writing) PDF Version: Confirmed in Law: The Decision-Maker for COVID-19 … Continue reading →

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For the Record: Who Makes COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta?

Posted on August 2, 2022 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker and Lorian Hardcastle Decisions commented on: CM v Alberta, 2022 ABQB 462 (CanLII); CM v Alberta, 2022 ABQB 357 (CanLII) PDF Version: For the Record: Who Makes COVID-19 Public Health Orders in Alberta? In an effort to … Continue reading →

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