17 May NOTICE – SUMMER LAW STUDENT POSITION
NOTICE – SUMMER LAW STUDENT POSITION Accepting Applications for mid June to August 2021 Summer Law Student Placement APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 4th 2021 The Environmental Law Centre (ELC)...
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19 May Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series
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Reimagining Rivers Webinar Series: An online journey Join the Centre for Constitutional Studies and the Environmental Law Centre as we take an online journey to reimagine...
05 May The Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns: What’s Next?
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The Inquiry Into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns: What’s Next? In July 2019, shortly after the provincial election, the Kenney government set up the Public inquiry into anti-Alberta...
27 Apr An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late?
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An Update to CEPA – A long time coming or too little, too late? On April 13, 2021, the federal government brought forward the Strengthening Environmental Protection...
20 Apr ELC Submission on the Coal Policy
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ELC's Written Submission on the Coal Policy The Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is Alberta’s oldest public interest environmental law organization and believes that law is a...
07 Apr I Read the Carbon Tax Decision So You Don’t Have To: A Detailed Summary of the Main Issues
I Read the Carbon Tax Decision So You Don’t Have To: A Detailed Summary of the Main Issues On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of...
04 Feb Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better
Take a Stand, Make Decisions Better: Alberta Court of Appeal reboots standing test of the Alberta Environmental Appeals Board Normtek Radiation Services Ltd v Alberta Environmental Appeal Board, 2020 ABCA 456 (CanLII),...
03 Feb Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation
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Alberta’s Agricultural Lands: A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation Now Available:Alberta’s Agricultural Lands A Policy Toolbox for Moving from Conversion to Conservation by Brenda Heelan Powell Published...
26 Jan Procedural Fairness and the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns
Procedural Fairness and the Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns We hear a lot these days about the rule of law and the government’s duty of due...
21 Jan Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework
Alberta’s Oil & Gas Liability Management Framework: Changes to Oil and Gas Conservation Rules, the Pipeline Rules, and Directive 067 In July 2020, the provincial government...
29 Dec The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2)
The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 2) PART TWO: IS THE ACT CONSTITUTIONAL? This is the second in a pair of blog posts explaining the carbon...
22 Dec The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 1)
The Carbon Tax Reference: A Primer (Part 1) INTRODUCTION The carbon tax has become one of the most controversial issues in Canadian politics of the last few...