Final Strategic Assessment on Climate Change: Zero Net Effect?

By: David V. Wright PDF Version: Final Strategic Assessment on Climate Change: Zero Net Effect? Document Commented On: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Final Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (Gatineau: ECCC, 2020) The federal government recently released the final version of its Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (SACC). This represents a potentially important step in the […]

ABlawg: Year in Review 2019

By: Admin PDF Version: ABlawg: Year in Review 2019 Introduction This was another busy year for ABlawg, with a total of 113 posts in 2019 to date. Nigel Bankes surpassed the 300 mark for lifetime posts in 2019 and one of his posts from 2017 was cited by the Supreme Court of Canada in Redwater (aka […]

Draft Strategic Assessment of Climate Change: Big Steps for Impact Assessment, Baby Steps for Climate Change

By: David V. Wright PDF Version: Draft Strategic Assessment of Climate Change: Big Steps for Impact Assessment, Baby Steps for Climate Change Document Commented On: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Draft Strategic Assessment of Climate Change Earlier this year, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released draft guidance for the climate change related requirements in […]

Setting the Record Straight on Federal and Provincial Jurisdiction Over the Environmental Assessment of Resource Projects in the Provinces

By: Martin Olszynski and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Setting the Record Straight on Federal and Provincial Jurisdiction Over the Environmental Assessment of Resource Projects in the Provinces Matter Commented On:Bill C-69: An Act to enact the Impact Assessment Act and the Canadian Energy Regulator Act, to ament the Navigation Protection Act and to make consequential amendments […]