Province Releases Excess Soil Management Policy Framework 08 mars 2016 Laura Bowman, a staff lawyer at Ecojustice. Laura comments on the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change's posting of an Excess Soil Management Policy Framework (“proposed framework”) that proposes a path forward and guiding principles for the development of policy related to the management of excess soil. Comments on the proposed framework may be submitted on the Environmental Registry up until March 26, 2016.
Ninety-Nine Problems: Ontario Court of Appeal Releases Significant Decision for Environmental Civil Litigation 07 mars 2016 Jack Coop, Jennifer Fairfax, Patrick G. Welsh and Rebecca Hall-McGuire The authors provide their views on the impact of the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision in Midwest Properties Ltd. v. Thordarson, 2015 ONCA 819.
Insurers Off the Hook for Release of Pollutants Caused by Fire 07 mars 2016 John Georgakopoulos, Matthew Gardner and Julia Paillé The authors comment on the Supreme Court of Canada's denial of leave to appeal the British Columbia Court of Appeal's decision in Precision Plating Ltd. v. Axa Pacific Insurance Co., which dealt with the interpretation and application of pollution exclusion clauses in commercial general liability insurance policies.
Fisheries Act Policy and Management, Justin Trudeau Style: An Overview of November 2015 Federal Ministerial Mandate Letters & their Potential Impacts "in the Water" 07 mars 2016 David McRobert and Julian Tennent-Riddell The authors examine ministerial mandate letters issued by Prime Minister Trudeau on November of 2015 and opine on their potential impact on fisheries policy.
The Paris Agreement: Winds of Change 21 janvier 2016 Lana Finney and Simon Hurdon The authors discuss the Paris Agreement signed by 196 nations on December 12, 2015, next steps and what's already being done in Canada.
Historic Global Climate Agreement is Reached 05 janvier 2016 Laura Zizzo Laura summarizes the Paris Agreement to decarbonize the economy, work collectively to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and limit global temperature increases that was adopted by 195 nations on December 12, 2015 at COP 21.
United Nations Climate Summit, Paris COP 21: Welcoming pragmatic action and a conversation 30 novembre 2015 Laura Zizzo Laura Zizzo, a trained lawyer and strategic advisor focusing on climate risk management at Zizzo Strategy Inc., reports on the Untied Nations Climate Summit.
Applications for Environmental Law: Exploring The New Duty of Good Faith in Contract Performance 30 novembre 2015 Michael S. Hebert, Jessica K. McClay The authors briefly review the recognition of good faith performance obligations and the recent Bhasin v. Hrynew decision and go on to discuss the applications for this duty in litigation and environmental law contexts.
2014/2015 ECO Report released on November 3, 2015 17 novembre 2015 Sarah Robicheau Sarah provides an overview of three of the many interesting topics covered by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario ("ECO") in her Annual Report for 2014/2015, which was released on November 3, 2015.
Lawyer Not Liable for Buyer's Contaminated Plaza 08 juin 2015 Dianne Saxe Disappointed purchaser of a contaminated plaza loses multimillion dollar claim against the vendors and his own lawyer.