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BC Court Confirms That a Municipality Has No Authority With Respect to the Routing of an Interprovincial Pipeline

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: BC Court Confirms That a Municipality Has No Authority With Respect to the Routing of an Interprovincial Pipeline Case Commented On: Burnaby (City) v Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, 2015 BCSC 2140 The Trans Mountain Expansion … Continue reading →

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The Social Licence to Operate: Mind the Gap

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Social Licence to Operate: Mind the Gap This post is based on an invited presentation that I gave at the Canadian Energy Law Forum on May 14, 2015 in Lake Louise. I began my … Continue reading →

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Whose (Pipe)line is it Anyway?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski  PDF Version: Whose (Pipe)line is it Anyway? Document Commented On: Quebec’s Letter to TransCanada Corp. Imposing 7 Conditions on Energy East On November 18th, on the heels of a unanimous vote of non-confidence in the National Energy … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace v Canada: Symbolic Blow to the Nuclear Industry, Game-changer for Everyone Else?

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Martin Olszynski

By: Martin Olszynski  PDF Version: Greenpeace v Canada: Symbolic Blow to the Nuclear Industry, Game-changer for Everyone Else? Case commented on: Greenpeace Canada v Canada (Attorney General), 2014 FC 463 (CanLII) In this lengthy (431 paragraphs) decision, the Federal Court … Continue reading →

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What are the Rules Governing Consents to Assignments of Pipeline Easements across Indian Reserves?

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Nigel Bankes

PDF Version: What are the Rules Governing Consents to Assignments of Pipeline Easements across Indian Reserves?  Case commented on: Coldwater Indian Band v Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 2013 FC 1138 This case raises the question of the … Continue reading →

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