Author: Cindy Chiasson

04 Oct Pembina ruling shines spotlight on need for reform

Posted at 09:27h in Environmental Assessment, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 5 Comments

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This week, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued a ruling on public engagement in environmental decision-making in Pembina Institute v. Alberta (Environment and Sustainable Resources Development), 2013 ABQB 567. While the decision is noteworthy because it found that Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development...

01 Mar Filling in the gaps – more reasons to speak up about Alberta’s new energy regulator

Posted at 13:43h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 0 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_1710" align="alignright" width="300"] Image courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff / http://www.freedigitalphotos.net[/caption] Alberta Energy is now half-way through its consultation workshops on regulations under the Responsible Energy Development Act, which will set out process and rules for the new Alberta Energy Regulator (AER). The workshops will be...

25 Feb Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.

Posted at 14:30h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 2 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_1712" align="alignright" width="216"] Image courtesy of Victor Habbick / FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] Many of you may have missed the most recent news about Alberta’s single energy regulator, just before the Family Day long weekend. The Alberta government issued a press release on Valentine’s Day, announcing 18 public...

01 Nov Single energy regulator bill a poor deal for Alberta’s environment

Posted at 08:40h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation, Water by Cindy Chiasson 6 Comments

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Last week, the Alberta government introduced Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act,which is intended to create aone window regulator that will “improve the energy regulation system for landowners, industry and the environment.” While this new regulator would address energy development from initial applications to...

10 Aug An overview of Bill C-38: The budget bill that transformed Canada’s federal environmental laws

Posted at 12:52h in Environmental Assessment by Cindy Chiasson 3 Comments

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In late April 2012, the federal government introduced Bill C-38: An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of the Budget tabled in Parliament on March 29, 2012 and Other Measures which received Royal Assent on June 29, 2012 and is now known as the Jobs, Growth...

17 Feb The times, are they a-changin’? Standing and the ERCB

Posted at 11:14h in Energy, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 3 Comments

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For many years, one of the most troublesome points in environmental law in Alberta has been the very narrow scope of standing, the right to participate in court, regulatory or other legal proceedings. This has been particularly evident in relation to energy development and proceedings...

18 Oct What does the future hold for the Alberta Land Stewardship Act?

Posted at 08:03h in Land Use, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 0 Comments

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Two weeks have passed since Alison Redford became Alberta’s newest premier. One of her first statements as premier was that she would “immediately suspend” the Alberta Land Stewardship Act (ALSA), intending to hold consultations and make any needed amendments. ALSA, together with legislation related to...