By: Jassmine Girgis PDF Version: Lessons from Redwater: Discard the AbitibiBowater Test and Legislate Super Priority for the Regulator Case Commented On: Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd, 2019 SCC 5 (CanLII) Environmental cleanup costs are a natural consequence of operating in the oil and gas industry. Provincial regulations ensure these costs are borne […]
By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Green Regs and Ham: Some Thoughts on Contaminated Sites, the Redwater Decision and the Principle of Intergenerational Equity Note: This post is a revised version of remarks presented at the Fifth Green Regs and Ham Breakfast convened by the Environmental Law Centre, Edmonton on October 3, 2017. The session was entitled […]
By: Martin Olszynski and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Announcing a Summer Discussion Series on Recent Developments in Energy and Environmental Law Event Commented On: 2017 Energy & Environmental Law Summer Discussion Series The past year has been relatively busy from a legislative and policy reform perspective, especially with respect to Canadian energy and environmental law. At […]
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: Don’t Think Twice: The Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Board’s Power to Correct for Procedural Unfairness Case Commented On: Hewitt v Barlow, 2016 ABQB 81 (CanLII) It may be a good idea to accord the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Board (RTDRS) the power to set aside its own orders and […]
By: Jennifer Koshan PDF Version: Status of Women Deputy Minister Visits the University of Calgary: A Wish List Kim Armstrong, Deputy Minister of the Status of Women, visited the University of Calgary campus yesterday. I participated in one of her meetings with a group of deans, faculty members and senior staff. One of the major […]
