By: David V. Wright PDF Version: A Comment on the Strategically Narrowed Strategic Assessment of Climate Change Document Commented On: Terms of Reference for the Federal Strategic Assessment of Climate Change Earlier this month, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released the terms of reference (TOR) for the Strategic Assessment of Climate Change (SA). This […]
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 […]
By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Federal Court of Appeal Quashes Trans Mountain Pipeline Approval: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Case Commented On: Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General) 2018 FCA 153 Last Thursday, the Federal Court of Appeal released its decision in Tsleil-Waututh Nation v. Canada (Attorney General). Those following Canada’s contentious pipeline […]
Presenters: Meighan G. LaCasse, Counsel, Alberta Energy Regulator; Katherine Murphy, Associate General Counsel, National Energy Board; JP Mousseau, Counsel, Alberta Utilities Commission Summarized by: Aaron Johnson, Law Student, University of Alberta PDF Version: Energy Regulatory Forum: Agency Counsel Update Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of blog posts that provides summaries of […]
By: David. V Wright PDF Version: Duty to Consult in the Bigstone Pipeline Case: A Northern Gateway Sequel and TMX Prequel? Case commented on: Bigstone Cree Nation v. Nova Gas Transmission Ltd., 2018 FCA 89 While all eyes are on the Trans Mountain Expansion (TMX) pipeline saga, especially the political spats and constitutional law dimensions […]
