Grading the AER Liability Management Performance Report

By: Shaun Fluker, Drew Yewchuk, and Martin Olszynski Report Commented On: Liability Management Performance Report PDF Version: Grading the AER Liability Management Performance Report On January 17, 2024 the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) published a Liability Management Performance Report. This is the first published AER report to the public on progress being made by industry […]

ABlawg: Year in Review 2023

By: Admin  PDF Version: ABlawg: Year in Review 2023 The Numbers ABlawg had another very prolific year, publishing 81 posts in 2023. Our site had a total of 838,001 visits from 222,372 visitors this year. We saw a particularly busy fall with 13 posts in November, 12 posts in October, and 8 posts in September, […]

Democratic Accountability and the Banff Centre

By: Shaun Fluker Order commented on: Order in Council 184/2023 (Post-Secondary Learning Act) PDF Version: Democratic Accountability and the Banff Centre The Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, located in the Town of Banff, is an internationally known and respected institution for the study of arts and culture. The Centre describes itself as “. . […]

Biodiversity Offsets and the Species at Risk Act (Canada)

By: Shaun Fluker Matter Commented On: Environment and Climate Change Canada Draft Offsetting Policy for Biodiversity PDF Version: Biodiversity Offsets and the Species at Risk Act (Canada) The federal government has a laudable objective of ‘no net loss’ for development projects that will harm biodiversity in Canada. For threatened species who will lose habitat because […]

Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 10-Year Review Part 3: LARP’s Management Frameworks

By: David Laidlaw Matter Commented on: Lower Athabasca Regional Plan PDF Version: Lower Athabasca Regional Plan 10-Year Review Part 3: LARP’s Management Frameworks This is the third and final post related to the Lower Athabasca Regional Plan’s 10-year review, which was required pursuant to section 6 of the Alberta Land Stewardship Act, […]. Part 1 […]