On March 6, 2026, the Governments of Canada and Alberta released a draft co-operation agreement on “Environmental and Impact Assessment”, thereby leading the way to fulfilling one of the undertakings contained in the Memorandum of Understanding on Energy[2] (“MOU”) signed […]
This post comments on a recent interlocutory proceeding at the Alberta Energy Regulator (“AER” or “Regulator”) concerning a motion by Summit Coal Inc. (“Summit”) to cancel a scheduled public hearing on its coal mine project application. The basis for the […]
This comment examines the interim arrangements that the United States and Canada (“the Parties”) have adopted to address the temporal gap (the “Interim Period” between the Agreement-in-Principle[1] (“AiP”) on a “modernized” Columbia River Treaty[2] (“CRT” or “Treaty”) adopted in mid-2024 and the conclusion […]
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated reference opinion regarding the constitutionality of the federal government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing regime. In Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act[…]
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated reference opinion regarding the constitutionality of the federal government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing regime. In Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act[…]
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 […]
The majority opinion in the IAA Reference concludes that the federal government has arrogated to itself decision-making powers that properly belong to provincial governments; powers, that is, with respect to resource projects and other works and undertakings located entirely within […]
On March 25, 2021, the Supreme Court of Canada released its much-anticipated reference opinion regarding the constitutionality of the federal government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) pricing regime. In Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act[…]
1. Introduction This article provides a summary of and preliminary comments on the Report of the Expert Panel on the Modernization of the National Energy Board1 (NEB Expert Panel Report) which was released in May 2017.2 This report is one […]