standing Tag

08 May Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC’s Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion

Posted at 22:15h in Climate and Energy, Climate Change, Fisheries, Pollution & Emissions, Water by Jason Unger 0 Comments

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Pickerel, Pipelines and Pancakes: A Summary of ELC's Green Regs and Ham breakfast discussion “For too long Alberta has been forced to accept drastically reduced prices for our iconic fish-flavoured flat-cakes due to a lack of access to lucrative Asian breakfast markets.” With such an introduction and welcome...

05 Jun Calgary likes Green Regs & Ham!

Posted at 15:54h in Energy, Public Participation by Brenda Heelan Powell 0 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_2290" align="alignright" width="300"] Gerry Protti at Green Regs & Ham, Calgary, 2014[/caption] Last week, over 100 environmental nonprofit leaders, regulatory lawyers and industry representatives gathered together to enjoy Green Regs & Ham in Calgary. This second-annual event featured Gerry Protti, Chair of the Alberta Energy...

02 Jun Yet another denial of standing found unlawful

Posted at 12:41h in Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 0 Comments

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BC court favors environmental groups, but “public interest standing” remains out of reach. In Gagne v. Sharpe a denial of standing by the BC Environmental Appeals Board was found to involve unfair process, unnecessary requirements and impossible evidentiary standards. This decision is significant to environmental advocates in Alberta as similar hurdles to standing...

04 Oct Pembina ruling shines spotlight on need for reform

Posted at 09:27h in Environmental Assessment, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 5 Comments

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This week, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench issued a ruling on public engagement in environmental decision-making in Pembina Institute v. Alberta (Environment and Sustainable Resources Development), 2013 ABQB 567. While the decision is noteworthy because it found that Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development...

25 Feb Another government consultation? Why Albertans need to speak up about the new energy regulator.

Posted at 14:30h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 2 Comments

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[caption id="attachment_1712" align="alignright" width="216"] Image courtesy of Victor Habbick / FreeDigitalPhotos.net[/caption] Many of you may have missed the most recent news about Alberta’s single energy regulator, just before the Family Day long weekend. The Alberta government issued a press release on Valentine’s Day, announcing 18 public...

01 Nov Single energy regulator bill a poor deal for Alberta’s environment

Posted at 08:40h in Energy, Land Use, Public Participation, Water by Cindy Chiasson 6 Comments

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Last week, the Alberta government introduced Bill 2, the Responsible Energy Development Act,which is intended to create aone window regulator that will “improve the energy regulation system for landowners, industry and the environment.” While this new regulator would address energy development from initial applications to...

17 Feb The times, are they a-changin’? Standing and the ERCB

Posted at 11:14h in Energy, Public Participation by Cindy Chiasson 3 Comments

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For many years, one of the most troublesome points in environmental law in Alberta has been the very narrow scope of standing, the right to participate in court, regulatory or other legal proceedings. This has been particularly evident in relation to energy development and proceedings...

02 Nov ELC launches public interest standing project

Posted at 11:48h in Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 2 Comments

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“Standing”: Basically the right to a hearing. Greatly in need of law reform. • Are you a lawyer for parties that represent public viewpoints? • Are you that party, whether environmental watchdog or concerned citizen? • Have you had trouble participating in board hearings? The Environmental Law Centre has...

15 Apr What’s standing and why should you care?

Posted at 10:11h in Public Participation by Leah Orr 0 Comments

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When the lawyers were figuring out a theme for this issue of News Brief, I couldn’t bring myself to tell them I didn’t know what they meant by “standing.” I’m sure I’m not the only person who isn’t clear on the concept. After reading and editing...

30 Sep Landfill intervener has genuine interest

Posted at 14:23h in Pollution & Emissions, Public Participation by Adam Driedzic 0 Comments

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“Pity the fool who mess with Mr. T". No, this is not the A-Team movie or television show. This is the story of two St. Paul area residents and the Evergreen Regional Landfill, documented in the companion decisions of Re. Tomlinson (EAB Decision 08-036-038-IDI) and...

01 Mar Public Participation Guide – Q&A

Posted at 16:27h in Public Participation by Environmental Law Centre 0 Comments

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How does reviewing a board decision on a preliminary matter like standing differ from reviewing the substantive outcome of a hearing? On February 25, 2009, the ELC concluded its webinar series on public participation with the topic of going to court: judicial review...