INTRODUCTION Canada’s federal government has played a role in the environmental assessment of major projects since the early 1970s, rarely without controversy. Following a surge in public interest of environmental issues in the late 1960s and the introduction of environmental […]

The Canadian federal government has spent the last 18 months considering environmental assessment (EA) reform. The Government has stated the goals of this reform as regaining public trust, protecting the environment, advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples and ensuring “good projects […]