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Open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau re: Commitment to introduce legislated ban on oil tanker traffic on British Columbia’s north coast
Author: open letter
Publication Date: November 2015
Pages: 1
Topics: North coast tanker ban
Open letter to Prime Minister Trudeau re: Kinder Morgan / Energy East NEB
Author: open letter
Publication Date: November 2015
Pages: 4
Topics: NEB review process
A Better Approach to Environmental Reviews: A Sustainability Assessment and Democratic Decision-Making Act
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Counsel
Publication Date: November 2015
Pages: 6
Topics: Environmental assessment
Canada's Track Record on Environmental Laws 2011-2015
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: October 2015
Pages: 12
Topics: environmental laws, party platforms, environmental law rollbacks, omnibus Bills, Bill C-38, Bill C-45
Environmental Sector Expectations for an Environmental Flow Needs Regulation
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: October 2015
Pages: 5
Topics: Environmental flow needs (EFNs), Water Sustainability Act (WSA)
How Will Canada’s Next Government Protect Our Environment: Comparing Federal Party Positions on Environmental Laws
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: October 2015
Pages: 7
Topics: Environmental law, fisheries, water, federal party positions
Protecting Canadian Charities: A comparison of federal parties’ positions on charitable rules in Canada
Author: Seventeen Canadian Organizations
Publication Date: September 2015
Pages: 5
Topics: charities, federal party positions, charitable rules
Energy Forum Climate Leadership Consultation Submission - August 20, 2015
Author: Energy Forum
Publication Date: August 2015
Pages: 5
Topics: BC climate leadership consultation
Legal Backgrounder – What are the Northern Gateway Court Challenges About?
Author: Gavin Smith, Justine Desmond
Publication Date: July 2015
Pages:
Topics: Summary Of The applicants’ written arguments in the legal challenges to the Enbridge Northern Gateway approval
Legal Backgrounder – Bill C-43: A threat to environmental safety and democracy
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: December 2014
Pages: 4
Topics: Federal environmental law rollbacks, Canada Marine Act, Environmental assessment, Species at risk