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Authors: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. and Gordon E. Kaiser ×

Controversy and complexity continue to increase around the current political and legal environment for energy regulation. This is well reflected in the several Comments in Issue #4 of Energy Regulation Quarterly, particularly those relating to the prevalent themes of aboriginal […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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Preparing For The Future Of Federal Energy Regulation In Canada What Is The Past Telling Us?

Author: Gaétan Caron ×

Participants in the regulatory world sometimes observe that if only one remembered what we have gone through in the past, perhaps it would be easier and faster to find solutions to difficult regulatory matters.   As the saying goes, “memory […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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Smart Grids: A European Regulatory Perspective

Author: Dr. Hugo Schotman ×

In Europe, the regulatory approach to innovation and smart grid development is an enduring topic, that also seems to be relevant to Canada […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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Tribunal Independence: In Quest of a New Model

Author: Rowland J. Harrison, K.C. ×

Introduction The broad concept of “independence” in the context of regulatory tribunals may be widely understood at an intuitive level. However, understanding the meaning of independence – identifying the content of the concept and applying it in specific circumstances – […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Project: cabinet approval but complex court proceedings

Author: Nigel Bankes ×

The Joint Review Panel (JRP) for Enbridge’s Northern Gateway Project (NGP) issued its Final Report on the project on December 19, 2013 […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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Alberta Utilities Asset Disposition Decision

Author: James H. Smellie ×

I Introduction In November 2013, the Alberta Utilities Commission (AUC) issued its Utility Asset Disposition (UAD) decision following a generic proceeding convened in order to establish the principles that should apply to the disposition of utility assets in Alberta, including […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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The Prudence Doctrine goes to the Supreme Court of Canada

Alberta and ontario appeals to be heard at the same time
Author: Gordon E. Kaiser ×

It’s not every day that a decision of a Canadian energy regulator goes to the Supreme Court of Canada. It is even rarer when two go together from different provinces on essentially the same issue. The issue in these cases […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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Alberta Decision in Market Surveillance Administrator v. TransAlta

Author: Nigel Bankes ×

Decision commented on: AUC Decision 2014-1351, TransAlta Corporation, TransAlta Energy Marketing Corp., TransAlta Generation Partnership, Mr. Nathan Kaiser and Mr. Scott Connelly; Complaints about the conduct of the Market Surveillance Administrator, May 15, 2014 The Alberta Utilities Commission has now […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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The Tsilhqot’in Decision: The Supreme Court Confirms Aboriginal Title

Authors: Richard King, Sylvain Lussier and Jeremy Barretto ×

The importance of the recent Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2014 SCC 44 (the “Decision”) has not gone unnoticed, being variously referred to as “historic”, a “game-changer” and a “landmark” decision. Historic? Yes. A game-changer? Not necessarily […]

September 2014 – Volume 2, Summer 2014
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