Category Archives: Environmental

CPAWS Presents to the Expert Panel for Environmental Assessment

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker, Kristina Roberts, and Drew Yewchuk PDF Version:  CPAWS Presents to the Expert Panel for Environmental Assessment Case Commented On: Expert Panel Review of Environmental Assessment Processes The Expert Panel charged with reviewing Canada’s environmental assessment regime continues to … Continue reading →

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Avoiding the “Tyranny of Small Decisions”: A Canadian Environmental Assessment Regime for the 21st Century

Posted on November 21, 2016 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Avoiding the “Tyranny of Small Decisions”: A Canadian Environmental Assessment Regime for the 21st Century Matter Commented On: Expert Panel Review of Environmental Assessment Processes The Expert Panel charged with reviewing Canada’s environmental assessment regime lands … Continue reading →

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Comments on the Proposed Species at Risk Act Permitting Policy

Posted on November 18, 2016 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker and Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Comments on the Proposed Species at Risk Act Permitting Policy Proposed Policy Commented On: Government of Canada. Species at Risk Act Permitting Policy [Proposed] Environment and Climate Change Canada has released a series … Continue reading →

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Oil Sands Emission Limit Legislation: A Real Commitment or Kicking It Down the Road?

Posted on November 3, 2016 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Oil Sands Emission Limit Legislation: A Real Commitment or Kicking It Down the Road? Legislation Commented On: Bill 25: The Oil Sands Emission Limit Act Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan has four key planks: Phasing out emissions … Continue reading →

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Extending Limitation Periods for Environmental Actions

Posted on October 6, 2016 by Nickie Nikolaou

By: Nickie Nikolaou PDF Version: Extending Limitation Periods for Environmental Actions Case Commented On: Lakeview Village Professional Centre Corporation v Suncor Energy Inc, 2016 ABQB 288 (CanLII) The nature of environmental contamination often requires the bending of usual legal rules. Because … Continue reading →

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