Tag Archives: administrative law
Federal Court upholds nullification of Kearl oil sands authorization
Cases Considered: Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Limited v. Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development et al, 2008 FC 598 PDF Version: Federal Court upholds nullification of Kearl oil sands authorization The Federal Court’s decision in Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development v. … Continue reading
Dunsmuir: Much Ado about Nothing
Cases Considered: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 PDF Version: Dunsmuir: Much Ado about Nothing The majority judgment in Dunsmuir, written by Justices Bastarache and Lebel JJ. (writing also for Fish, Abella, and McLachlin JJ.), begins by setting out … Continue reading
Just a Bump on the Road to Socio-Ecological Ruin: Federal Court Finds Error in Kearl Oil Sands Project Environmental Assessment
By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Just a Bump on the Road to Socio-Ecological Ruin: Federal Court Finds Error in Kearl Oil Sands Project Environmental Assessment Case Commented On: Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development v Canada (Attorney General), 2008 FC 302 … Continue reading
The Shotgun Approach to Judicial Review
Cases Considered: Weir v. Canada (Registrar of Firearms), 2008 ABPC 18, Woodcock v. Canada (Registrar of Firearms), 2008 ABPC 19 PDF Version: The Shotgun Approach to Judicial Review These two almost identical judgments of Provincial Court Judge Bruce R. Fraser … Continue reading
Leave to Intervene Denied to Métis Nation in Case Involving Disinterment of RCMP
Cases Considered: Johnston v. Alberta (Vital Statistics), 2008 ABCA 2, Johnston v. Alberta (Director of Vital Statistics, 2007 ABCA 394, Johnston v. Alberta (Director of Vital Statistics), 2007 ABQB 597 PDF Version: Leave to Intervene Denied to Métis Nation in … Continue reading
