By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Kananaskis Conservation Pass Ministerial Order Commented On: Ministerial Order 51/2021 (Environment and Parks) On May 27, the Minister of Environment and Parks (Jason Nixon) issued Ministerial Order 51/2021 to impose a fee to access Kananaskis Country. This new access fee applies to many popular parks and recreational areas in Kananaskis Country […]
By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Coal Law and Policy Part Five: What is the Role of the Federal Government in Relation to Alberta Coal Mines? Legislation Commented On: Impact Assessment Act, SC 2019, c 28, s 1; Species at Risk Act, SC 2002, c 29; Coal Mining Effluent Regulations (forthcoming) This is another installment in […]
By: Emily Laidlaw & Jennifer Koshan, with Emma Arnold-Fyfe, Lubaina Baloch, Jack Hoskins, and Charlotte Woo PDF Version: Protection Against Online Hate Speech: Time for Federal Action Legislation Commented On: Canadian Human Rights Act, RSC 1985, c H-6 Editor’s Note During Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Week at the University of Calgary in February 2021, […]
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: The Family Violence Death Review Committee’s Latest Annual Report: Time for a Family Violence Action Plan in Alberta Report Commented On: Family Violence Death Review Committee, 2019/2020 Annual Report The 2019/2020 Annual Report of Alberta’s Family Violence Death Review Committee (FVDRC) appeared with little fanfare on the government’s website in mid-January […]
By: Admin PDF Version: ABlawg: Year in Review 2020 Dedication This year in review post is dedicated to the memory of Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C., O.C., O.B.C., who passed away suddenly on December 7, 2020. As the In Memoriam page on the website of his firm Arvay Finlay notes, Joe was “one of the most […]
