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Are Regional (and other) Assessments pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act Justiciable? Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Part 1)

By: Martin Olszynski PDF Version: Are Regional (and other) Assessments pursuant to the Impact Assessment Act Justiciable? Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Part 1) Case Commented On: Ecology Action Centre v Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2021 FC 1367 (CanLII) The applicants sought judicial review in Federal Court of the “Regional Assessment of Offshore Oil and […]

Beyond Carbon Pricing: An Assessment of the Major Parties’ Other Environmental Policies

By: Martin Olszynski and Sharon Mascher PDF Version: Beyond Carbon Pricing: An Assessment of the Major Parties’ Other Environmental Policies Matter Commented On: Secure the Future (Conservative Party of Canada); Forward, For Everyone (Liberal Party of Canada); Ready For Better (New Democratic Party); Be Daring (Green Party of Canada) Climate change is widely recognized as […]

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 […]

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 […]