TMX Litigation Takes an Unusual Turn at the Federal Court of Appeal

By: David V. Wright, Martin Olszynski, and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: TMX Litigation Takes an Unusual Turn at the Federal Court of Appeal Case Commented On: Ignace v Canada (Attorney General), 2019 FCA 239 (CanLII) Last week, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) issued another ruling in the TMX saga dealing with the consolidated challenges to the […]

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 Appeal (FCA) granted leave to six of the twelve parties who had applied for judicial […]

(Final?) Brief re: Bill C-69 to the Senate Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources

By: Martin Olszynski Legislation Commented On:Bill C-69, An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts PDF Version: (Final?) Brief re: Bill C-69 to the Senate Committee on Energy, Environment and Natural Resources The Senate Committee on […]

ABlawg: Year in Review 2018

By: Admin PDF Version: ABlawg: Year in Review 2018 2018 was a notable year for ABlawg as we celebrated our tenth anniversary in February. ABlawg also received its first cite by the Supreme Court of Canada, with the Supreme Court citing Nigel Bankes’ post, The Duty to Consult and the Legislative Process: But What About […]

Bill C-69’s Detractors Can Blame Harper’s 2012 Omnibus Overreach (Blog Edition)

By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Bill C-69’s Detractors Can Blame Harper’s 2012 Omnibus Overreach (Blog Edition) Legislation Commented On: An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to amend the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts (Bill C-69) Last week, Postmedia columnists Licia Corbella […]