We are pleased to publish this guest post from our friends and colleagues at the Calgary office of McLennan Ross LLP, where the authors: Gavin Fitch, Q.C. is a partner and Marco Baldasaro is an associate. The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench … Continue reading
Ontario has today passed the Waste-Free Ontario Act, legislation that the government says will divert more waste from landfills, create jobs and help fight climate change. To help divert more waste from landfill, the legislation is designed to: encourage innovation … Continue reading
Amid a flurry of protest from environmentalists and First Nations, the National Energy Board (NEB) has recommended that Canada’s Governor in Council approve the Trans Mountain Expansion Project (Project), subject to 157 conditions. Controversial aspects of the recommendation include the Board’s … Continue reading
In our post on February 4, 2016: Ontario introduces new climate change legislation we reported the Ontario Government’s introduction of the Climate Change Mitigation and Low-Carbon Economy Act. That Act was passed today and awaits royal assent before becoming law. Under the Act, money raised … Continue reading
Global leaders gather in New York today, Earth Day, to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change at United Nations Headquarters when they will participate in a signature ceremony hosted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. The Paris Agreement was adopted by all 196 … Continue reading
Environment and Climate Change Canada reports that the Department of National Defence (DND) was sentenced on April 11, 2016, in Halifax Provincial Court to pay a penalty of $100,000 after pleading guilty to violating the Fisheries Act. The charges stem from … Continue reading
Environment Canada reports that Mr. Jie Hua Shen, of Toronto, Ontario, owner of Marine Seafood Inc., was ordered to pay $25,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice, after pleading guilty on March 24, 2016, to the illegal importation of Florida … Continue reading
Environment Canada reports that a dry cleaner in Edmonton, Alberta has been sentenced to imprisonment for offences in contravention of the Tetrachloroethylene (Use in Dry Cleaning and Reporting Requirements) Regulations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA 1999). Ali Eldin, owner of First Class Cleaners … Continue reading
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