Agent Orange report confirms: some Ontario workers were poisoned
The Ontario government has released a report concluding that some pesticide applicators in Ontario were exposed to dangerous levels of Agent Orange between 1948 and 1979 — the same chemical used to defoliate the jungle during the Vietnam War. Although most Agent Orange was used by municipali…
View the post titled Agent Orange report confirms: some Ontario workers were poisonedWhen Is a Layoff Not a Layoff?
Q. When Is a Layoff Not a Layoff? A. When it’s a termination. A recent decision of the Ontario Superior Court has given some employers confidence that they will always be allowed to lay off employees provided they follow the requirements of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (“the ESA”). U…
View the post titled When Is a Layoff Not a Layoff?Fracking increases gas in domestic wells, and carbon footprint of natural gas
If more than 3 percent of the methane produced leaks into the atmosphere, then natural gas probably isn’t better than coal for greenhouse gas emissions.
View the post titled Fracking increases gas in domestic wells, and carbon footprint of natural gasManitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide ban
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends that "Children’s exposures to pesticides should be limited as much as possible.
View the post titled Manitoba to join most other provinces with cosmetic pesticide banWest Virginia gets serious about liability barriers to brownfield revitalization
The Voluntary Land Stewardship Program is the critical innovation. It gives developers of rehabilitated contaminated sites certainty, by taking on their long term liability risk for a fixed fee.
View the post titled West Virginia gets serious about liability barriers to brownfield revitalizationClimate change and Alberta flooding?
My heart goes out to the people of Calgary and elsewhere in Alberta whose lives have been turned upside down by last week’s catastrophic floods, (including our friends and family members). But my mind also goes back to Natural Resources Canada’s 2007 and 2010 reports on climate c…
View the post titled Climate change and Alberta flooding?When is retroactive personal liability just and fair?
Here is Dianne’s presentation from Yellowknife, described as “powerful” and “thought-provoking” by participants: 06.21.2013 Risk, liability and fairness
View the post titled When is retroactive personal liability just and fair?No appeal from Environmental Review Tribunal refusal of stay pending appeal
She ruled that the Legislature intended orderees to have no remedy if the Tribunal turns down their request for a stay pending appeal, regardless of the financial consequences and of the potential invalidity of the Order.
View the post titled No appeal from Environmental Review Tribunal refusal of stay pending appealWho pays when polluters can’t?
In theory, Canadians are pretty comfortable with the polluter pay principle, at least when it applies to other people. (We do not seem to feel the same way about carbon taxes.) In theory, the polluter-pay principle ensures that polluters, rather than the public or the immediate victims of po…
View the post titled Who pays when polluters can’t?A new Northwest Territories Wildlife Act worth learning about
In honour of National Indigenous People’s Day, here’s a quick look at the Northwest Territories’ proposed innovative Wildlife Act, developed jointly with First Nations communities and governments. Wildlife management in the North is inextricably tied to aboriginal rights an…
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