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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]