Category Archives: Environmental

Triviality and Significance of Federal Environmental Effects after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act

Posted on January 15, 2024 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski Decision Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Triviality and Significance of Federal Environmental Effects after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act This is the sixth ABlawg post regarding the Supreme Court … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Environmental, Supreme Court of Canada | Comments Off on Triviality and Significance of Federal Environmental Effects after Reference re: Impact Assessment Act

What Are “Unrelated Assets” When It Comes to Environmental Reclamation Obligations? The Lending Industry Needs to Know

Posted on November 15, 2023 by Jassmine Girgis

By: Jassmine Girgis Case Commented On: Mantle Materials Group, Ltd v Travelers Capital Corp, 2023 ABCA 302 (CanLII) PDF Version: What Are “Unrelated Assets” When It Comes to Environmental Reclamation Obligations? The Lending Industry Needs to Know In recent years, … Continue reading →

Posted in Corporate / Commercial, Creditors’ Remedies, Environmental, Insolvency, Oil & Gas | Comments Off on What Are “Unrelated Assets” When It Comes to Environmental Reclamation Obligations? The Lending Industry Needs to Know

Not Plenary, but Not Nothing Either: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Supreme Court Opinion on the (un)Constitutionality of the Federal Impact Assessment Regime

Posted on November 10, 2023 by David V Wright

By: David V. Wright Case Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Not Plenary, but Not Nothing Either: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Supreme Court Opinion on the (un)Constitutionality of the Federal Impact Assessment … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Environmental, Supreme Court of Canada | Comments Off on Not Plenary, but Not Nothing Either: Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Supreme Court Opinion on the (un)Constitutionality of the Federal Impact Assessment Regime

The Word “Exclusive” Does Not Confer a Constitutional Monopoly, Nor a Right to Develop Provincial Resource Projects

Posted on November 1, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes and Andrew Leach Decision Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Word “Exclusive” Does Not Confer a Constitutional Monopoly, Nor a Right to Develop Provincial Resource Projects The majority opinion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Environmental, Supreme Court of Canada | Comments Off on The Word “Exclusive” Does Not Confer a Constitutional Monopoly, Nor a Right to Develop Provincial Resource Projects

Wait, What!? What the Supreme Court Actually Said in the IAA Reference

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski, Nigel Bankes, and David Wright Case Commented On: Reference re Impact Assessment Act, 2023 SCC 23 (CanLII) PDF Version: Wait, What!? What the Supreme Court Actually Said in the IAA Reference This past Friday, October 13, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional, Environmental, Supreme Court of Canada | 1 Comment