Category Archives: Environment

Environmental Commissioner: Gap Looms in Ontario’s Fight Against Climate Change

On the eve of the Climate Summit of the Americas, Ontario’s acting Environmental Commissioner, Ellen Schwartzel has released “Feeling the Heat: 2015 Annual Greenhouse Gas Progress Report”, the latest in the Commissioner’s annual reports on climate change. While the Commissioner praises … Continue reading

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Top Global Climate Change Leaders Coming to Ontario’s Climate Change Summit of the Americas

Climate leaders from across the Americas will join Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Québec Premier Philippe Couillard at Ontario’s Climate Summit of the Americas in Toronto from July 7-9, 2015. Government leaders representing regions across the Americas, including Brazil, Mexico, the … Continue reading

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Alaskan outfitter faces bans, $20,000 fine and forfeiture of trophies

Environment Canada reports that, on May 8, 2015, an outfitter was fined $20,000 in Yukon Territorial Court after pleading guilty to illegally importing and exporting wildlife, which are offences under the Wild Animal and Plant Protection and Regulation of International and Interprovincial … Continue reading

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Dry Cleaners Fined $15,000 for Environmental offences

Environment Canada reports that  the owner of Crown Cleaners, operating in Toronto, Ontario, pleaded guilty on April 21, 2015, in the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice, to the offence of contravening the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations … Continue reading

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Joint Statement on Climate Change from the Premiers of Ontario and Québec

On Friday, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and Québec Premier Philippe Couillard issued the following statement on climate change: “We are at the forefront of the fight against climate change and we want Canada to be a leader on this issue … Continue reading

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Earth Day 2015

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In the wake of Ontario’s recent announcement of a cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions trading system, we are pleased to celebrate Earth Day 2015 with you today.  http://earthday2015.ca/earthday2015/

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Ontario to Introduce a Cap and Trade, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading System

We congratulate the Ontario government on its announcement today that it will join the greenhouse gas, cap and trade emissions trading system under the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), of which Ontario has been a member since 2008. Although there has … Continue reading

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Mining Company and Supervisor Fined $88,000 After Workers Exposed to Hazard

The Ontario Provincial Offences Court has fined FNX Mining Company Inc. and one of its supervisors a total of $88,000 for safety violations at the Craig Mine in the City of Greater Sudbury. On September 7, 2013, two workers at … Continue reading

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Ontario Invites Public Input on Climate Change Strategy

Ontario has released a climate change discussion paper and invites citizens, businesses and communities to share ideas about how to fight climate change . The government will engage aboriginal communities and hold province wide consultations with citizens, community organizations, industry … Continue reading

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Developments in Directors’ and Officers’ Liability for Environmental Contamination

I am delighted to join a roster of distinguished speakers at the Commons Institute’s “240 Minutes on Environmental Law” to be held on  Friday, 27 February 2015 at 1:00pm – 5:20pm Eastern Time.. My topic will be “Developments in Directors’ and … Continue reading

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