Regulatory, Indigenous and Environmental

Environmental Review Tribunal exercises discretionary remedial power in Ostrander wind farm case

It is the first case to provide insight into how the Tribunal will exercise its discretionary remedial powers where a REA is found to meet the...

Alberta’s carbon tax – Bill 20: the Climate Leadership Implementation Act

On May 24, 2016, Alberta’s Environment Minister Shannon Phillips introduced Bill 20: the Climate Leadership Implementation Act. The Act’s purpose...

Implications of the Redwater decision – Where does the buck stop?

The Court held that the provisions of the BIA permitting a Trustee to renounce assets it deemed uneconomic was paramount to any obligations of the...

Supreme Court of Canada clarifies meaning of “Indian”

The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision confirms that "Indians” under subsection 91(24) of the Constitution Act, 1867 includes all Aboriginal...