Single energy regulator bill a poor deal for Alberta’s environment Last week, the Alberta government introduced Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act, which is intended to create a one-window regulator that...
Navigable waters may be litigable waters if Bill C-45 passes As has been widely reported, the second omnibus budget bill has been tabled in Parliament (Bill C-45). Part of the Bill is aimed...
Rio + 20 = 1867? Canada’s interesting math On the verge of the end of Rio +20 and the passage of the federal budget bill (C-38), I felt it worthwhile to do some...
Failing Grade: New Federal Approach to Environmental Assessment Leaves Canadians at Risk and Without a Voice West Coast Environmental Law released a report card yesterday that “measures the final content of Bill...
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 savings. The bill is certain...
Environmental groups respond to federal budget changes What exactly are the changes to environmental law proposed by the 2012 Budget (Bill c-38)? Combing through a massive bill deters people from learning what it...
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 federal government has fully...
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 its report entitled Statutory Review...
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 can’t manage what we don’t...
Castle logging tests public land law Regulated access to public land in Alberta has undergone a major overhaul. As of September 2011, the Public Lands Administration Regulation is in force under the Public...
The times, are they a-changin’? Standing and the ERCB For many years, one of the most troublesome points in environmental law in Alberta has been the very narrow scope of standing, the...
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. The Environmental Law Centre’s Strategic...