Reporting Obligations Under the Species at Risk Act: A Review of the Westslope Cutthroat Trout Recovery Strategy Implementation Progress Report

By: Dana Poscente and Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: Reporting Obligations Under the Species at Risk Act: A Review of the Westslope Cutthroat Trout Recovery Strategy Implementation Progress Report Matter Commented On: Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Report on the Progress of Recovery Strategy Implementation for the Westslope Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) Alberta Population (also known as […]

Coal Law and Policy Part Six: Coal Consultation Terms of Reference

By: Nigel Bankes  PDF Version: Coal Law and Policy Part Six: Coal Consultation Terms of Reference Matter Commented On: Terms of Reference for the Coal Policy Consultation Committee, dated March 29, 2021 This is the sixth instalment in the ABlawg series on coal law. See Part One: the Coal Policy and Its Legal Status, the special edition: What […]

Coal Law and Policy Part Five: What is the Role of the Federal Government in Relation to Alberta Coal Mines?

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 […]

Coal Law and Policy in Alberta, Part Two: The Rules for Acquiring Coal Rights and the Royalty Regime

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Coal Law and Policy in Alberta, Part Two: The Rules for Acquiring Coal Rights and the Royalty Regime Matters Commented On: Mines and Minerals Act, RSA 2000, c M-17; Coal Royalty Regulation, Alta Reg 295/1992 Minister of Energy Sonya Savage’s announcement on February 8, 2021 that the province would reinstate […]