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What the Supreme Court actually said in the IAA Reference1

What the Supreme Court actually said in the IAA Reference1

Authors: Martin Z. Olszynski, Nigel Bankes and David V. Wright ×

On October 13, the Supreme Court of Canada released its opinion in IAA Reference.[2] Writing for a 5:2 majority (Justices Mahmud Jamal and Andromache Karakatsanis dissenting), Chief Justice Richard Wagner held that what is known as the “designated project” (or […]

December 2023 – Volume 11, Issue 4, 2023
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Canada’s 2030 Federal Emissions Reduction Plan: A Smorgasbord of Ambition, Action, Shortcomings, and Plans to Plan

Canada’s 2030 Federal Emissions Reduction Plan: A Smorgasbord of Ambition, Action, Shortcomings, and Plans to Plan

Author: David V. Wright ×

Outline Introduction Background and context Key features and content Concluding Commentary   1) INTRODUCTION On March 30, 2022, the federal government released the new 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan: Canada’s Next Steps for Clean Air and a Strong Economy (ERP or […]

July 2022 – Volume 10, Issue 2 2022
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Climate Change Considerations in the Federal Impact Assessment Act: Step Forward or Business As Usual?

Author: David V. Wright ×

After many years of inconsistency in assessing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in federal environmental assessments, integration of climate change considerations is now explicitly required under the new Impact Assessment Act (IAA or the Act)[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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