Another day, another Alberta Government talking point exposed as codswallop. Yesterday, we compared and contrasted what the United Conservative Party Government used to say about the former NDP government’s carbon tax with reality. Viz., it was destroying the economy (UCP), versus, it effectively had no negative impact on the Alberta
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Environmental Law Alert Blog: Your guide to Canada’s environmental law reviews
Thursday, November 10, 2016 In June 2016, the government announced a sweeping review of federal environmental laws – including Canada's environmental assessment (EA) law and processes, the Fisheries Act, Navigation Protection Act, and National Energy Board. This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help shape Canada’s environmental laws and to contribute
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Faith restored? Kinder Morgan Ministerial Panel consultation wraps up
Thursday, October 20, 2016 The report from the Ministerial Panel on Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline project is expected on November 1, 2016. This report will be considered by Federal Cabinet in its upcoming decision on the project, along with the upstream greenhouse gas analysis, the flawed National Energy Board report, and
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: A Review of the Review of Reviews: A Participants’ Guide to the Federal EA Review
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 In mid-September, an expert panel appointed by the federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change (the Panel) launched a public review of Canada’s environmental assessment processes (the EA Review). While the Panel and its secretariat have attempted to broadcast how the public and Indigenous groups can
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Twelve pillars of a “next generation” of Canadian environmental assessment
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Canada needs a visionary new approach to assessing proposals that could …
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Canada needs a visionary new approach to assessing proposals that could …
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: How will we build the next generation of environmental assessment for Canada?
Thursday, July 14, 2016
This June, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced that s…
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
This June, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change announced that s…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Why navigation protection is also environmental protection
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
The Canadian government has announced that the House Standing Committee on T…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Federal government reviews of environmental laws: Processes where people matter
Tuesday, June 21, 2016
On June 20, the federal government unveiled a wide-ranging review of the dr…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Working towards a next-generation environmental assessment law for Canada
Friday, May 20, 2016
On May 1-3, West Coast Environmental Law hosted a Federal Environmental Asses…
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Day 6: Judges left to decide fate of Enbridge
Friday, October 9, 2015 First Nations and environmental organizations had a chance to make reply submissions before the Federal Court of Appeal today. This six-day hearing was the culmination of thousands of hours of work, mountains of documents, and tremendous displays of community support. Now it is up to the
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Day 5: Northern Gateway seeks to defend the "gold standard" review process
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Day 5 of 6 – we are on the home stretch! Today we heard from Northern Gateway about what it labelled the “gold standard” approach to consultation and review for the project as a whole. Counsel for Northern Gateway argued that Northern Gateway went ‘above and
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Day 3: Environmental and labour organizations challenge Enbridge approval
Monday, October 5, 2015 Another day down at the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver and just like that we are half way through the six day Enbridge hearing. Today we heard arguments from four environmental organizations and one labour union – all challenging the legal basis for the Enbridge
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Yinka Dene Alliance kick off Day 2 of the Enbridge hearing
Sunday, October 4, 2015 Day 2: Another inspired and spirited day at the Enbridge Hearing! The courtroom was jam-packed all day as lawyers for the Nak’azdli, Nadleh Whut’en, Gitga’at and Gitxaała Nations presented their arguments. This wrapped up the submissions from the eight First Nations applicants. Next Monday, October 5th,
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: The Canadian Environment: Who Can Speak?
News of this paper arrived on my twitter feed last evening, and one of the author’s was kind enough to email me the entire thing. It takes a look at the practical effect of the Candian government’s attempts to narrow who gets to participate in environmental assessments. The results are profoundly
Continue readingEarthgauge Radio: EG Radio January 31 2013: Obama and climate change | Lisa Friedman | Idle No More
Download: earthgauge-podcast-jan31-2013.mp3 This week on Earthgauge Radio, we’re talking about President Obama’s new commitment to climate change, the growing problem of environmental “refugees”, and the environmental dimensions of the Idle No More aboriginal movement. We have 3 interviews on today’s show: Lisa Friedman, Deputy Editor of ClimateWire Stephen Hazell, environmental lawyer
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Who is silenced under Canada’s new environmental assessment act?
Friday, April 27, 2012 With the release of the proposed new Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, we can say a bit more about the possible impact of changes to environmental assessment on the right of the public to participate in assessments. Our initial analysis of Bill C-38 suggests that there
Continue readingNobody Sings it Like The Raging Grannies
Check out this video posted back in January of the Raging Grannies, doing what they do best; singing for social and environmental justice. With the release of the Conservative Government’s 2012 Budget today we now know where the environment stands. It doesn’t. Regulations will be further cut in the name
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