Ford Loses Motion to Dismiss Ecojustice Case for Cancelling Cap and Trade
The recent attempt of the Ford government to dismiss a court case against them brought by Greenpeace Canada, represented by Ecojustice[1], failed on January 26, 2019. Ecojustice filed a lawsuit against the Government of Ontario for failing to consult the public when it ended Ontario’s cap an…
View the post titled Ford Loses Motion to Dismiss Ecojustice Case for Cancelling Cap and TradeExercise Of Authority By ADM Constitutionally Valid Under CEAA
In the case of Maloney v Garneau (2018 FC 188) the Applicant, Mr. David Maloney, sought judicial review of Aéroports de Montréal’s (“ADM”), decision to develop federally-owned lands (the “Project”). The Applicant challenged the constitutionality of section 67 of the Canadian Environmental As…
View the post titled Exercise Of Authority By ADM Constitutionally Valid Under CEAAStadacona: Do employees know what samples to take?
Last fall, Stadacona was convicted under the (former) Fisheries Act and the Pulp and Paper Effluent Regulations. According to Environment Canada, “Stadacona General Partner Inc. pleaded guilty to having released one million litres of untreated process water into the Saint-Charles River…
View the post titled Stadacona: Do employees know what samples to take?Legal wastewater samples
Samples that are not properly taken, recorded, handled and analyzed are useless in court, and can lead to unjustified enforcement proceedings. The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association has released a useful Guideline on Sampling, Handling, Transporting, and Analyzing Legal Wastewater Sam…
View the post titled Legal wastewater samplesThoughts about sampling
Accurate sampling, or the lack of it, is a frequent pitfall in environmental litigation.
View the post titled Thoughts about samplingWhat can go wrong with sampling?
Dianne’s presentation was a romp through everything (ok, some of the things) that can go wrong in the process of sampling, analyzing and reporting on pollution.
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