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22 Dec Omnibus budgets bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court
Omnibus budgets bills that transformed Canada’s environmental laws visited by the Federal Court The Federal Court issued its decision in Courtoreille v Governor General in Council 2014 FC 1244...
01 Oct Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions
Facts, Reasons and Environmental Evils: Recent Canadian Environmental Law Decisions In recent months, there have been several interesting environmental law decisions issued by the Federal Court of Canada. In...
31 Dec 2013: environmental law and policy, the year in brief ….may 2014 bring us greater environmental protection
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2013: environmental law and policy, the year in brief …. may 2014 bring us greater environmental protection Reflecting on 2013 one is struck with some noteworthy developments in environmental...
02 May More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon
More changes to federal environmental assessment laws on the horizon The federal government has recently proposed amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (RDPA) which are central to the...
28 Feb Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments
Environment or economy? The divergent perceptions of the purpose of environmental assessments This blog was triggered by a recent media report that a mining company in BC was planning...
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 assessment processes. The...
09 May Environmental professionals and public participation
Environmental professionals and public participation An entire industry has developed in Canada that prepares environmental risk assessments and evaluations of impacts to wildlife and other species, water quality, recreational...10 May Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights
Update on federal Environmental Bill of Rights 5/10/2010 On Thursday, May 6th, a private members’ bill, C-469, An Act to establish a Canadian Environmental of Rights, will have its...