Back in March of this year we welcomed the announcement of the launch of the Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP) for low-income electricity consumers. We noted then that the OESP is the culmination of a long campaign by the Low Income … Continue reading
Ontario’s Invasive Species Act received Royal Assent today, having completed its passage through the Legislature on October 21, 2015. The Act is intended to support the prevention, early detection, rapid response and eradication of invasive species, such as giant hogweed … Continue reading
Today, the Keep Hydro Public Coalition and the National Farmers Union-Ontario called on the Ontario Energy Board to fulfill its mandate and legislative responsibility by reviewing the provincial government’s plan to sell Hydro One. In a letter, submitted to Board Chair, … Continue reading
I am delighted to join a roster of distinguished speakers at the Commons Institute’s “Energy, Natural Resources and the Law 2015” to be held in live webcast on Friday, 30 October 2015 at 1:30pm – 5:00pm Eastern Time. My topic will be “Natural … Continue reading
Today Ontario passed the Great Lakes Protection Act which will strengthen the province’s ability to keep the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River clean, as well as to protect and restore the waterways that flow into them. Read Bill 66, Great … Continue reading
Ontario has announced that it is investigating the action by Volkswagen Canada and Audi Canada to sell cars to its dealers and consumers with software to bypass the vehicle’s emissions control for possible violations under the Environmental Protection Act, which prohibits the … Continue reading
As promised in our post Personal environmental liability for company property: Ontario’s ERT widens the net we have taken some time to review and reflect on the Environmental Review Tribunal’s decision and reasons “Rocha“. We set out our observations below. The Decision The … Continue reading
One of the Ontario Environmental Bar’s leading lights, Dianne Saxe has been appointed as successor to Gord Miller, who resigned the post earlier this year to run for the Green Party in the forthcoming election. We wish Dianne every success … Continue reading
Ok, it’s not actually a movie but this link will take you to a video of Paul’s talk at the Commons Institute’s “240 Minutes on Environmental Law” in February of this year. D&O Liability for Contaminated Land Paul’s topic was “Developments in, Director … Continue reading
The Supreme Court of Canada has refused leave to appeal a challenge to the constitutionality of the public participation provisions of the National Energy Board Act. In Quarmby, et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, et al., 2015 FCA (36353), … Continue reading
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