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Supreme Court creates uncertainty in finding no duty to consult during the law-making process

In its much anticipated decision in Mikisew Cree First Nation v. Canada (Governor General in Council), the Supreme Court of Canada definitively...

Federal Court of Appeal upholds Canada’s post-Northern Gateway consultation process

In Bigstone Cree Nation v. NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., the Federal Court of Appeal upheld the Governor in Council’s decision to approve the 2017...

First Nation denied injunction based on prejudice to corporate respondent

The Federal Court in ‘Namgis First Nation v. Canada (Fisheries, Oceans and Coast Guard) refused to grant the Namgis First Nation an interlocutory...

First of its kind – Ontario NDP tables civil liability for climate change bill

On March 26, 2018, Ontario NDP MPP Peter Tabuns introduced Bill 21: “an Act respecting civil liability for climate-related harms,”. Read more.

Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench confirms the Regulatory Regime is a complete code that applies to all oil and gas resources on offshore and frontier lands

The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released Geophysical Service Incorporated v Encana Corporation on April 20, following a common issues trial...