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Continue reading the post titled Leave a ReviewNew Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Premier Wynne announced on June 24, 2014 that Glenn Murray will be the new Minister of the Environment and Climate change. According to the announcement, this is “an expanded portfolio that will ensure Ontario can protect the gains it has made in fighting climate change, lead Ontario’s mitigation and adaptation efforts to extreme weather and strengthen its...
Continue reading the post titled New Minister of Environment and Climate ChangeFederal court orders mining disclosure
Two environmental groups have won a great victory over Environment Canada and the mining industry, which must immediately begin collecting and reporting information on pollutants in mine tailings and waste rock.
Continue reading the post titled Federal court orders mining disclosureA note to commenters
A reminder to those posting or reading comments on this blog. We spend a great deal of time writing this blog, pro bono, as a service to the environmental community and to participate in the public debate on issues of importance. We don’t provide free legal advice, and we delete post comments that are insulting, irrelevant,...
Continue reading the post titled A note to commentersMIG mythbusting: Mastering minor injury rules
What is the Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) in Ontario? The Minor Injury Guideline (MIG) is a guideline set of rules introduced in Ontario in November 2011, defining what constitutes a “minor injury” following a motor vehicle accident.1 Its purpose is to limit the amount of medical and rehabilitation benefits available to individuals who sustain injuries...
Continue reading the post titled MIG mythbusting: Mastering minor injury rulesQuick approvals for green energy projects
Ontario has decided that it is more important to get green projects built than it is to have better environmental assessments of them.
Continue reading the post titled Quick approvals for green energy projectsBerendsen Changes the Rules for Contaminated Sites
Every so often, a court decision changes the rules. Everyone interested in contaminated sites needs to understand what Berendsen v. Ontario has changed.At first glance, there is nothing unusual about the facts. Farmer buys land for dream dairy farm. The cows become sick; he loses money. He blames contamination, from waste asphalt buried on the...
Continue reading the post titled Berendsen Changes the Rules for Contaminated SitesThe Securities and Exchange Commission amends its whistleblower program
On September 23, 2020, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) finalized changes to its highly successful whistleblower program (the “SEC Program”)1. Since it began, the SEC Program has paid over $500 million in total rewards to tipsters. Earlier this June, one anonymous individual was handsomely rewarded with nearly $50 million for detailed evidence about...
Continue reading the post titled The Securities and Exchange Commission amends its whistleblower programWhat is a fair share? Sometimes, nothing
In a recent decision, the Ontario Superior Court denied a paralegal’s motion to be paid for efforts of questionable significance Class actions often involve matters of public interest. In some cases, this might drive multiple individuals to initiate separate lawsuits or class actions involving the same subject matter. Courts and the legislature are familiar with...
Continue reading the post titled What is a fair share? Sometimes, nothingGetting it right in Ontario courts’ treatment of honoraria – Doucet and Redublo
In the event of a successful monetary settlement in a class proceeding, courts may order that additional compensation, in the form of a payment called an honorarium, be paid to a representative plaintiff who has meaningfully contributed to advancing litigation on behalf of the class. Honoraria have not been awarded routinely in Ontario. The case...
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