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The SCC Vavilov Decision: Will it Increase Regulatory Risk?

Authors: Jonathan Drance, Glenn Cameron and Rachel Hutton ×

In December 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada in Vavilov significantly reshaped the law of judicial review of administrative actions[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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The Ontario Generation Contract Review Report

Author: Ron Clark ×

From time to time the ERQ publishes reports that will be of interest to our readers. We often provide an independent review of those reports[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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What Drives Energy Regulatory Innovation? An Online Survey from Positive Energy and CAMPUT

What Drives Energy Regulatory Innovation? An Online Survey from Positive Energy and CAMPUT

Authors: Patricia Larkin and Brendan Frank ×

To successfully chart Canada’s energy future in an age of climate change, it is crucial to strengthen public confidence in the roles and responsibilities of our public authorities[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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Enabling Bilateral Contracting in Ontario’s Electricity Market

Enabling Bilateral Contracting in Ontario’s Electricity Market

Author: Nathan Lev ×

Nearly two decades after Ontario deregulated “hydro” and introduced a competitive wholesale electricity market, Ontario’s electricity industry continues to grapple with how to efficiently and reliably ensure resource adequacy for electricity consumers[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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The New World of Climate Change and ESG Disclosure

Authors: Elisabeth DeMarco, Jonathan McGillivray and Daniel Vollmer ×

The COVID-19 pandemic is anticipated to trim global economic growth by 3–6 per cent in 2020, result in levels of unemployment not experienced since the Great Depression of the 1930s, and curtail global trade by 13–32 per cent[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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When Climate and Construction Collide: How Net Zero Legislation Might Be Used to Challenge High-Emitting Infrastructure Projects

Authors: Melanie Gillis and James MacDuff ×

In the ever-evolving narrative of environmental law, the interplay between environmental legislation and the common law has become a central motif[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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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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Editorial

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

Initiatives to address climate change continue to permeate developments in energy regulation, with significant implications for both regulators and the industries they regulate[…]

December 2020 – Volume 8, issue 4 2020
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