Natural Resources
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June 14, 2024
Federal Court upholds decision not to renew salmon farm licences over impact on wild salmon
The Federal Court has upheld a decision of the Fisheries Minister not to renew 15 aquaculture licences for Atlantic salmon fish farms in the Discovery Islands in British Columbia over concerns about the impact of the farms on wild salmon.
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June 14, 2024
‘Difficult to fathom’ delay in moving to protect spotted owl, Federal Court judge says
A Federal Court judge has ruled Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault violated Canada’s species-at-risk legislation by waiting eight months to recommend an emergency order to protect British Columbia’s endangered northern spotted owls.
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June 13, 2024
New asset freezes, entry bans & export prohibitions target Russian war of aggression against Ukraine
Canada has aimed new sanctions and export prohibitions at participants in Russia’s military-industrial complex, in a co-ordinated move with other countries on the first day of the G7’s three-day summit in Italy.
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June 13, 2024
Liberal government unveils in Commons ‘2030 Nature Strategy’ and proposed Nature Accountability Act
The minority Liberal government’s newly proposed Nature Accountability Act would hold Ottawa “accountable to make progress” (but not via an enforceable legal mechanism) toward the goal of protecting at least 30 per cent of Canada’s lands and waters by 2030, says federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault.
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June 12, 2024
Saskatchewan regulator details strategic plan progress for 2023
Saskatchewan’s law society made strides last year in rolling out parts of its current Strategic Plan — particularly in promoting diversity and equality, ensuring the competence of new lawyers and increasing access to justice for the incarcerated.
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June 11, 2024
Ex-Chief Justice of Canada says judges of Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal remain independent
In the wake of Beijing’s escalating crackdown on independent voices and institutions in Hong Kong since China enacted and expanded a sweeping “national security law,” Hong Kong’s top court is still independent, retired Supreme Court of Canada Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin said as she announced her planned departure next month from the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal.
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June 11, 2024
Canada expands critical minerals list to include high-purity iron, phosphorus and silicon metal
Canada has added high-purity iron, phosphorous and silicon metal to the list of critical minerals identified as priority resources for their potential to spur economic growth and their necessity as inputs for key supply chains, according to a release from Natural Resources Canada.
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June 11, 2024
Repair right in easement does not create obligation to repair
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice in McKinlay v. Chatham-Kent (Municipality), 2024 ONSC 2811, has recently held that a right by a dominant tenement owner in an easement, which includes a right to repair a drain located on the servient lands does not create an obligation by the dominant tenement owner to make such repair.
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June 10, 2024
GHGs are marine pollution under the Law of the Sea Convention | Daniel Dylan
The Law of the Sea Convention, more formally known as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea or UNCLOS (here, I will just refer to it as “the Convention”), established a complex international legal framework that essentially outlines each States Parties’ maritime rights and responsibilities, governs their maritime activities and generally prescribes ocean and marine resource protections; however, the Convention is largely silent on climate change mitigation.
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June 07, 2024
New innovator-in-residence at Ontario Bar Association
The Ontario Bar Association (OBA) announced in a June 5 news release that it had appointed Colin Lachance as the innovator-in-residence for the 2024-25 year.