Using By-laws to Foster Sustainability in Municipalities
SUMMARY We review the iconic environmental law case, 114957 Canada Ltée (Spraytech, Société d’arrosage) v Hudson (Town), 2001 SCC 40 (Spraytech), …
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Climate Change and the Defence of Necessity: Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC v Mivasair, 2019 BCSC 50
SUMMARY This article summarizes the use of the defence of necessity in climate change litigation following the Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC …
Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton Ltd., 2019 SCC 5
SUMMARY This is article summarizes the landmark “Redwater” decision (Orphan Well Association v Grant Thornton, 2019 SCC 5), in which …
IPCA and 2020 Biodiversity Goals and Targets Canada
SUMMARY This article is about the impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action on Canada’s biodiversity goals, which …
Quill Lakes Watershed Association and Freedom of Information
Summary A recent decision from the Office of the Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner (IPC) relating to the Quill Lakes …
A Canadian’s guide to climate justice: An inauspicious reflection of a win for the Netherlands
SUMMARY In response to the recent The Hague Court of Appeal case legally binding the Netherlands government to a greenhouse …
Carbon Pricing Reference Case: Summary of the Government of Saskatchewan’s Reply
Please Note This is a summary of the Government of Saskatchewan’s reply for educational purposes only and is not an …
Carbon Pricing Reference Case: Summary of the Government of Canada’s Factum
Read the Factum Please Note This is a summary of the federal government’s factum for educational purposes only and is …
Federal Government’s Authority to Limit Development on Provincial Land Under SARA
SUMMARY This opinion piece was written by one of our PBSC students on the recent court case Groupe Maison Candiac Inc. …
Carbon Pricing Reference Case: Summary of the Government of Saskatchewan’s Factum
Read the Factum Please Note This is a summary of the Government of Saskatchewan’s factum for educational purposes only and …