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 on December...
Federal laws protecting Canadian waters under threat It has been about a year since the federal government introduced Bills C-38 and C-45 which have weakened Canada’s environmental laws. Among other things, Bill...
What does the B.C. government’s rejection of the Northern Gateway Project mean? In recent days, there has been extensive media coverage on the rejection of the Northern Gateway Project by the...
Is federal environmental protection keeping pace with resource development? The answer seems to be NO. The most recent Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (the “Report”) was tabled...
Who needs science when we have propaganda? A recent news report indicates that the federal government intends to spend $4 million to promote its environmental protection record. In light of recent...
Back on the omnibus with Bill C-45: Another omnibus budget bill drives more change to federal environmental law As you may recall, in late April 2012, the federal government introduced Bill...
An overview of Bill C-38: The budget bill that transformed Canada's federal environmental laws In late April 2012, the federal government introduced Bill C-38: An Act to Implement Certain Provisions of...
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...
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 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...