Natural Resources
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June 19, 2024
Bill C-73 sparks hope for nature and biodiversity protection
On June 13, 2024, the federal environment minister introduced Bill C-73, the Nature Accountability Bill.
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June 20, 2024
Earthco Soil Mixtures Inc. v. Pine Valley Enterprises Inc.: Interpreting exclusion clauses
Across Canada, numerous statutes exist to protect parties to a contract. One common tension is counterbalancing the protection of parties and the right to voluntarily and consensually avoid certain duties or liabilities. With this theme in mind, some statutes allow parties to contract out of duties and liabilities. For example, s. 53 of Ontario’s Sale of Goods Act states:
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June 19, 2024
Alberta-sponsored report predicts $282 billion in lost GDP from proposed oil and gas emissions cap
A report by consulting firm Deloitte Canada has proposed that the federal government's proposed oil and gas emissions cap could cost Canadians $282 billion in lost GDP over a 10-year period, $191 billion of which would come out of Alberta.
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June 18, 2024
Proposed changes to Health Canada’s pesticide regulations aimed at improved transparency
As the spring growing season hits full bloom, the federal government has announced proposed amendments to the Pest Control Products Regulations (PCPR), marking what one toxicology expert says is a welcome step away from the opaque regulatory process that Canada has traditionally followed.
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June 18, 2024
Navigating tax law and Indigenous governance
Introduction: Setting the legal stage
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June 17, 2024
Federal Court rejects Labrador Innu group's bid to quash MOU with rival organization
In an ongoing dispute among Labrador-based Innu groups, the Federal Court has ruled that a 2019 government decision to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on advancing reconciliation with the Nunatukavut Community Council (NCC), a self-described Inuit governing body, is not justiciable.
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June 17, 2024
Canadian counsel involvement in arbitration cases increasing, says first-of-its-kind report
On Canada’s commercial arbitration landscape, most professionals working in the field are lawyers and nearly half of them also run a litigation practice, according to the recently released results of the first survey of Canadian arbitration practitioners.
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June 14, 2024
Wide-ranging IMF report recommends improvements to Canadian fiscal, tax policies
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released new findings following its annual analysis of Canadian fiscal policies, noting various issues that could be improved in areas such as housing affordability and climate policy and suggesting changes to tax regimes.
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June 14, 2024
Judge denies request for environmental assessment of planned Ontario Place development
A judge has rebuffed attempts by a group of citizens challenging the redevelopment of Ontario Place, denying its request for an order requiring the province to do an environmental assessment of a section of the property where a private spa is scheduled to be built.
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June 14, 2024
Law requires Ottawa to roll out national strategy to combat ‘environmental racism’ within two years
Calling it “a significant milestone in the fight for environmental justice,” the federal Green party hailed the imminent enactment of its “groundbreaking” private member’s bill that requires Ottawa to roll out within two years a “national strategy” to mitigate the harmful fallout from “environmental racism” — which the party said disproportionately exposes marginalized, racialized and Indigenous communities to environmental hazards.