Publications

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WCELA Submission to Committee on Bill C-68 – Fisheries Act
Author: Linda Nowlan, Maryann Watson
Publication Date: April 2018
Pages: 15
Topics: Fisheries Act
WCELA Submission to Committee on Bill C-69 – Canadian Navigable Waters Act
Author: Andrew Gage
Publication Date: April 2018
Pages: 7
Topics: Canadian Navigable Waters Act, Navigation Protection Act, Bill C-69
Making the Mid-term Grade: A Report Card on Canada's New Impact Assessment Act
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 18
Topics: Environmental Assessment, Impact Assessment Act
Questions and Answers about Canada’s Proposed New Impact Assessment Act
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 20
Topics: Environmental Assessment, Impact Assessment Act
Better Laws to Reduce Ocean Plastics
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages:
Topics: Marine protection, plastic pollution, oceans
Open Letter Supporting Anti-SLAPP Legislation in BC
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: March 2018
Pages: 2
Topics: SLAPP lawsuits, Anti-SLAPP legislation
Questions & Answers about the 2018 Proposed Amendments to the Federal Fisheries Act
Author: Linda Nowlan, Staff Lawyer, Maryann Watson, Marine Scientist
Publication Date: February 2018
Pages: 16
Topics: Fisheries Act, Environmental Law, Federal Environmental Law Reviews
Why it's time to reform Environmental Assessment in British Columbia
Author: Gavin Smith, Anna Johnston, Hannah Askew
Publication Date: January 2018
Pages: 24
Topics: BC Environmental Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Cumulative Effects, Major Projects
WCEL Submission on BC's Professional Reliance Review
Author: Andrew Gage
Publication Date: January 2018
Pages: 15
Topics:
Guide for Reviewing the Environmental Assessment Bill
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: January 2018
Pages: 11
Topics: Environmental Assessment