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A Climate Accountability Law for a Safe and Brighter Future
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association, Ecojustice, Climate Action Network Canada, Équiterre
Publication Date: May 2021
Pages: 9
Topics: Climate accountability, climate change, Canadian climate accountability
WCEL Submission on Bill C-230: An Act Respecting the Development of a National Strategy to Redress Environmental Racism
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association
Publication Date: April 2021
Pages: 4
Topics: Environmental Racism, Bill C-230
Indigenous Laws in the Context of Conservation
Author: Georgia Lloyd-Smith, WCEL, Larry Innes, Olthuis Kleer Townshend, Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership - University of Guelph
Publication Date: March 2021
Pages: 36
Topics: Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas, IPCAs
How to Strengthen Bill C-12: Canadian Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: November 2020
Pages: 4
Topics: Climate Accountability Legislation
Blueprint for Restoring Ecological Governance to the Lower Fraser River
Author: Multiple Authors
Publication Date: October 2020
Pages: 10
Topics: Wild Salmon, Lower Fraser River, Indigenous Law, Ecosystem-Based Management
Letter to Minister Wilkinson re: Terms of Reference for Strategic Assessment of Thermal Coal
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Counsel
Publication Date: October 2020
Pages: 33
Topics: Impact Assessment Act, strategic assessment, coal
Recommendations on Terms of Reference for Strategic Assessment of Thermal Coal Mining
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Counsel
Publication Date: September 2020
Pages: 11
Topics: Impact Assessment Act, strategic assessment, coal
Nature Canada/WCEL Factum in Impact Assessment Act Reference Case
Author: Anna Johnston, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: June 2020
Pages: 47
Topics: Impact Assessment Act
A New Canadian Climate Accountability Act
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: June 2020
Pages: 44
Topics: Climate accountability, climate change, Canadian climate accountability
When Should Projects Get an Environmental Assessment?
Author: Gavin Smith, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: September 2019
Pages: 24
Topics: Provincial Environmental Assessment