The Supreme Court of Canada prevents a SLAPP-ing Decision considered: 1704604 Ontario Ltd. v Pointes Protection Association, 2020 SCC 22. On September 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision...
Updates on Oil & Gas Liability and Rehabilitation in Alberta It is no secret that Alberta has an oil and gas liability problem. There are more than 96,000 inactive wells in Alberta (see...
Optimizing Alberta Parks?? Without Public Consultation, the Government has announced removal of 175 sites from the parks system As a lawyer, I am familiar with the somewhat fluid nature of words. But hearing the...
This Report is (All About) Garbage - Extended Producer Responsibility: Designing the Regulatory Framework Extended producer responsibility [“EPR”] is a waste management model that extends responsibility for waste products to the producers...
Sun & the Law: Harnessing Germany’s Solar Power for Alberta If we are going to successfully pursue our climate goals, clearly, society needs to shift away from fossil fuels towards renewable energy...
Good Riddance: Reduce, Reuse, Reread In 2003, the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) published the second edition of ‘Good Riddance’, a survey report that summarized the waste management system in Alberta. It...
The polluter pays principle in Alberta: Where to from here? You can now watch the recording of this video by clicking this link. or download the slides at this link. Webinar: Jun 24, 2020...
A bad start to Environment Week: Alberta rescinds its Coal Policy Last week we celebrated Environment Week but the Government of Alberta had an odd way of celebrating to say the least....
The polluter pays principle in Alberta: Meeting economic challenges with regulatory certainty To say these are “challenging times” is a gross understatement. Borders closed, energy prices in the basement, propping up the...
Waste Management in Alberta: ELC publishes two reports on waste management and reduction in the province Waste management is clearly a critical part of our environmental infrastructure. This is the system that...
Notice – Summer Law Student Position Accepting Applications for June – August 2020 Summer Law Student Placement Rate: $20.00/hour APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 29th 2020 The Environmental Law Centre invites applications from...
A Vavilov Primer: Changes to the Administrative Standard of Review Administrative law - and the administrative standard of review - can have a major impact on environmental law, given how many...