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Turning off the tap – Alberta’s Bill 12 could give Minister of Energy discretion to restrict oil and gas exports

On April 16, 2018, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta introduced Bill 12 – Preserving Canada’s Economic Prosperity Act, marking the latest...

Changes to federal impact assessments, energy regulator and waterway regulation (Bills C-68 and C-69)

The Canadian government recently introduced Bills C-68 and C-69, respectively, which introduce several major changes to Canada’s federal regime for...

Canadian government eliminates facilitation payments exclusion in the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act

As of October 31, 2017, facilitation payments will no longer be excluded from the bribery offence under Canada’s Corruption of Foreign Public...

Supreme Court releases much-anticipated Chippewas and Clyde River decisions

On July 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada released unanimous judgments in the companion appeals of Hamlet of Clyde River (Hamlet) v Petroleum...

A stronger and more modern municipal government: Coming soon to your nearest Alberta municipality

The Government of Alberta has been reviewing the Municipal Government Act, a powerful piece of legislation that grants powers to municipalities to...

Expert report on environmental assessment gives rise to more uncertainty

On April 5, 2017, the Expert Panel for the Review of Environmental Assessment Processes in Canada released its Final Report entitled Building Common...

Securities enforcement: Regulators’ enforcement capabilities continue to grow

With the new tools recently given to securities regulators in Ontario and Québec to help combat capital market abuses, regulators are hoping for...

Food’s up, are you ready? New Ontario menu labelling laws coming into force on January 1, 2017

The Healthy Menu Choices Act will require restaurant chains and other food service providers operating under the same name in Ontario to provide...

Alberta’s energy regulator imposes further restrictions on embattled energy industry in response to Redwater

One month after the May 19, 2016 Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench’s decision in Redwater Energy Corporation (Re), 2016 ABQB 278 (“Redwater”),...

Implications of the Redwater decision – Where does the buck stop?

The Court held that the provisions of the BIA permitting a Trustee to renounce assets it deemed uneconomic was paramount to any obligations of the...