Conservation directives: an unknown and untested tool When we think of protecting Alberta’s landscapes there are a variety of tools that are quite well understood and used: parks on public land,...
What might the future of Canada’s environmental laws and policies hold? A look at the federal Liberal environmental platform This post provides an overview of the Liberal environmental platform which can be...
I Do So Like Green Regs and Ham! Thank You! Thank You! The ELC hosted its third annual Green Regs and Ham Breakfast event to a sold-out crowd in Calgary at...
Best-in-Class Initiative: Alberta Energy Regulator receives a Framework for Regulatory Excellence As mentioned in previous blog posts, we have been participating in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s Best-in-Class Initiative. This initiative is...
Quick update on Municipal Government Act Review Update Earlier in the year, prior to the provincial election, several amendments to the Municipal Government Act (MGA) were passed with a stated intention...
Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment The ELC is pleased to announce publication of its Model for Harmonized Provincial Environmental and Sustainability Assessment. In recent years, federal environmental assessment law...
Pollution Pocketbook #2: Polluter Pays Principle - Determining when polluters should pay -- "there's no free lunch" Pollution pocketbook is a short blog series regarding how our laws and policies incorporate the...
Exciting Developments in Climate Change Action Last week was a busy week for climate change law and policy…. A victory for strong domestic climate change action: Urgenda Foundation v. State of the...
Our North Saskatchewan Region: ELC launches regional plan information website (but will there be a plan?) Where will the province's regional plans be going with the new government? It’s anyone’s guess at...
From Platform to Policy? Where might environmental policy be heading? The election is behind us and a new majority government is before us. There will undoubtedly be a time of listening...
Update on the Alberta Energy Regulator’s Best-in-Class Initiative Earlier this month, we had the opportunity to participate in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER)’s Best-in-Class Initiative. This initiative is being conducted by...
Do Courts Take Judicial Notice of Climate Change? At the recent 2015 Canadian Bar Association Symposium on "Environment in the Courtroom” in Calgary, I delivered a presentation on the topic “Judicial Notice of...