02 May Environmental Shock Doctrine
Environmental Shock Doctrine The 2012 federal Budget Bill is out. Once again it will change environmental laws in ways not directly related to government spending or...
Environmental Assessment
17 Apr Environmental assessment and duplication: “Don’t we have a photocopier?”
Environmental assessment and duplication: “Don’t we have a photocopier?” There is significant rhetoric around how the federal and provincial governments have duplicative and therefore inefficient environmental...
21 Mar Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development issues its report on the CEAA Seven Year Review
Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development issues its report on the CEAA Seven Year Review Last week, the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development issued...
12 Mar Core Principles for Environmental Assessment
Core Principles for Environmental Assessment Following on the heels of a disappointing process for the seven-year review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (“CEAA”), core principles...
02 Mar Is basic science taking a back seat in policy development?
Is basic science taking a back seat in policy development? There is a mantra that I hear all too often in reference to environmental management. “We...
14 Feb Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes
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Core Environmental Principles for Environmental Laws, Policies and Legal Processes The Environmental Law Centre recognizes that the environment is a public good that must be protected....
07 Dec Seven Year Review of CEAA: An update
Seven Year Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA): An update A comprehensive review of the provisions and operation of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act...
05 Oct Cumulative environmental defects
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Cumulative environmental defects The Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development released a report yesterday covering the federal government’s climate change plans and cumulative environmental effects...
07 Jul Timelines placed on federal comprehensive studies
Timelines placed on federal comprehensive studies The Establishing Timelines for Comprehensive Studies Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act were recently published in the Canada Gazette. ...
27 May Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel invites the public to attend information sessions
News Release For immediate release 24 May 2011 Enbridge Northern Gateway Project Joint Review Panel invites the public to attend information sessions CALGARY - The Joint Review Panel (Panel) conducting the...
31 Mar Environmental Assessment Changes: Will They Affect You? (Webinar)
Environmental Assessment Changes: Will They Affect You? (Webinar) Are you confused about how recent changes in Environmental Assessment law will affect your practice? Can we expect...
13 Jan We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth
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We need an independent environmental protection and monitoring agency with teeth By Laura Bowman Staff Counsel Given all of the recent reports on the Oilsands released late last...