Is the federal government protecting Canada’s national heritage? Fall 2013 Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development Earlier this month, the Report of the...
The story of Caribou policy in action, or is that inaction A recent story of a road being built in the Little Smokey Caribou range reflects...
Optimistic policy is not what Woodland Caribou need The federal Recovery Strategy for the Woodland Caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou), Boreal population, in Canada was posted recently...
The one-two punch for Alberta's Woodland Caribou Within the past 7 days the federal and provincial governments published documents that may result in Alberta’s Woodland Caribou...
Lower Athabasca Regional Plan: Conservation areas mean something A Draft Lower Athabasca Regional Plan has barely been public for a week and already the criticisms sound familiar:...
Emergency order: Court wonders why some caribou herds need not survive A recent decision of the Federal Court has resulted in the setting aside of the...
One Simple Act: As the end of Environment Week approaches cynicism creeps in Environmental education and programs like the Government of Alberta’s One Simple Act are...
Grass, sky, gone. The latest ecosystem status and trends report for Canada, released last fall, indicates rapid decline of native grasslands. Grasslands are among the most...
Updates Here are some updates on previous blog posts compiled by Laura Bowman, Staff Counsel at the ELC: The David Suzuki v. Minister of Fisheries and...
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...
Killer whale judgment released – Canada still has responsible government David Suzuki Foundation et al. v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, Minister of the Environment)...
End of the line for Caribou in Jasper - Maligne Lake Road Despite the declines of caribou in Jasper, and the extirpation of caribou from Banff,...