Natural Resources
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March 15, 2024
Supreme Court rules limited statutory rights of appeal do not preclude access to judicial review
In a 9-0 judgment supportive of litigants’ access to judicial review, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a limited statutory right of appeal in a case does not preclude judicial review for matters not the subject of appeal, i.e. where there is an appeal right limited to questions of law, judicial review is available for questions of fact or mixed fact and law.
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March 15, 2024
Princess Kate’s publicity, privacy and press: A balance hard to find
A mother of three, who is coping with health troubles in her early 40s, published a social card for celebrating Mother’s Day, choosing an edited picture. She wished a Happy Mother’s Day to mothers and mothers to be, but she chose to edit a few details for undisclosed reasons.
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March 14, 2024
Canadian Sustainability Standards Board releases disclosure standards for public comment
The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) has released its first proposed Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDS) for public consultation, according to a release.
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March 14, 2024
Federal undertakings not enclaves immune from provincial laws of general application: Ontario court
Ontario’s highest court has sided with CN Rail in its fight with a number of municipalities over a transport hub being constructed in the Town of Milton but has also pointed out that federal undertakings are not immune from provincial and municipal law.
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March 13, 2024
Canada expresses trade concerns after new ‘Product of USA’ labelling rule unveiled
Canada is sounding an alarm over a U.S. move to adopt stricter standards for meat, poultry and egg products labeled "Product of USA."
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March 13, 2024
Protestor did not identify Indigenous law that compelled violation of injunction: B.C. Appeal Court
B.C.’s top court has ruled against a woman who was challenging her sentence for criminal contempt after pleading guilty to violating an injunction against protesting a logging operation, saying her Indigenous heritage and belief in Indigenous laws may explain her reasons for attending the protest site but they do not explain why she flouted the injunction.
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March 12, 2024
Whistleblower programs gaining ground in Canada’s corporate sector, say researchers
They’ve been lionized — and sometimes villainized. But corporate whistleblowers in Canada are gradually gaining greater protection as more companies introduce in-house informant programs to reduce the risk of wrongdoing, say researchers in the field.
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March 11, 2024
Exploring Indigenous peoples’ right to conservation in Canada
The recent adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) provides a renewed opportunity to ensure that Indigenous peoples’ right to conserve and protect the environment is upheld. This right emerges from Indigenous peoples’ unique relationship with land that is inseparable from their socio-legal, political and spiritual systems. Upholding a right to conserve and protect the environment is especially important if we are to safeguard the health and well-being of Indigenous communities, who are disproportionately impacted by environmental injustices, and prevent further environmental racism.
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March 07, 2024
Manitoba aiming to toughen environmental rules following sewage spill
Following a massive sewage spill in its capital city, Manitoba is poised to strengthen environmental laws in the province.
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March 07, 2024
Modernizing national security laws could also clarify threshold to invoke Emergencies Act: LeBlanc
Ottawa is considering reforming the threshold for invoking the federal Emergencies Act, as part of a broader “more holistic review of national security legislation,” with the Liberal government committed to introducing amendments to “modernize” the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Act, the Security of Information Act, and the Criminal Code “in the coming months,” says Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc.