Category Archives: Environmental

Fortress Mountain and the Sale of Water from Kananaskis Country

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Fortress Mountain and the Sale of Water from Kananaskis Country Matter commented on: Fortress Mountain Holdings Ltd. Application No. 003-00037369 under the Water Act, RSA 2000 c W-3 This is a short comment to raise … Continue reading

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Public Interest Standing and Wild Horses in Alberta

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Public Interest Standing and Wild Horses in Alberta Case commented on: Alberta’s Free Roaming Horses Society v Alberta, 2019 ABQB 714 (CanLII) This decision grants public interest standing to Alberta’s Free Roaming Horses Society and one … Continue reading

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Federal Court of Appeal Rejects Another Attempted Appeal of the TMX Leave Decision

By: David V. Wright, Martin Olszynski, and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Federal Court of Appeal Rejects Another Attempted Appeal of the TMX Leave Decision Case Commented On: Raincoast Conservation Foundation v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 259 The FCA has released … Continue reading

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Crown Consultation Obligations and a National Infrastructure Corridor: Simple Meets Complex

By: David V. Wright PDF Version: Crown Consultation Obligations and a National Infrastructure Corridor: Simple Meets Complex Matter Commented On: National Infrastructure Corridor Renewed interest in a cross-Canada infrastructure corridor has surfaced in recent months and weeks, including as a … Continue reading

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Federal Court of Appeal Provides Reasons in TMX Leave Applications

By: Nigel Bankes, Martin Olszynski and David Wright PDF Version: Federal Court of Appeal Provides Reasons in TMX Leave Applications Decision Commented On: Raincoast Conservation Foundation v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 224. On September 4, 2019, the Federal Court of … Continue reading

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