Articles 2023

In Eagleridge International Ltd. v. Newfoundland and Labrador, following a change of government, the new provincial Minister of Environment and Conservation withdrew approval for the construction of a gravel road intended to facilitate mineral exploration on lands and ordered that the project be subject to a full environmental assessment (EA). Eagleridge was entitled to proceed in accordance with the release from the full EA granted by the Minister before the change in government.

Prison of Peace is a pro bono project that teaches life inmates to be peacemakers and mediators within their prison communities. It is currently operating in nine California prisons, four prisons in Greece, and one prison in Connecticut.

There were only two civil decisions summarized this week. Both were procedural in nature, were appeals from orders made after adjournment requests were denied, and were dismissed.

A discussion of a 2018 decision of the Supreme Court of Canada, British Columbia v. Philip Morris International Inc., 2018 SCC 36,which affirms that judicial concern for issues like the relevance of evidence and trial fairness have little to no significance in determining an Act’s meaning, unless those concerns are supported by a textual or purposive analysis of the legislation.

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers Executive in this new series of articles.

Get to know the members of the Public Sector Lawyers executive team in this new series.

FSCO draft surplus policies, FSRA proposed fees and assessments, FSCO Form 7 targeted review findings, CAPSA guidance and more...

In October, the federal government made further announcements regarding the federal carbon-pricing “Backstop”, providing details on where the pricing system will apply and how the revenues for provinces and territories will be used. The Backstop ensures a national carbon-pricing system that applies to greenhouse gas emissions from a broad set of sources, which is revenue-neutral to the federal government. Ontario and Saskatchewan have commenced legal actions to challenge the Backstop.