Tag Archives: Supreme Court of Canada

Canada’s rising carbon tax and the supreme court

Posted on April 3, 2023 by Other News Sources

(April 1, 2023) The expansion of federal control over the economies of resource-rich provinces will ensure those provinces, and all Canadians, will lose out through escalating energy prices that increase the cost of living generally.

Posted in Fossil Fuels, Energy Probe News | Tagged Andrew Roman, carbon tax, gas, Impact Assessment Act, Oil, Supreme Court of Canada | Leave a comment

Pipelines, the environment and the economy: Canada’s new impact assessment law

Posted on December 11, 2018 by Other News Sources

(December 11, 2018) Political speeches and media coverage of Canada’s new Impact Assessment Act in Bill C-69 has so far been largely based on government media releases, not analysis. Where are the journalists who have properly read the Act and … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy Probe News, Fossil Fuels, Oil, Pipelines | Tagged Andrew Roman, Bill C-69, FCA, Supreme Court of Canada, Trans Mountain pipeline | Leave a comment

Trans Mountain appeal: The Crown’s duty to consult First Nations (Part 2)

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Other News Sources

(November 21, 2018) The Federal Court of Appeal quashed the government approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project for two reasons: the National Energy Board’s treatment of marine shipping effects and the Crown’s consultation with First Nations. Lawyer Andrew … Continue reading →

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Appealing the Trans Mountain decision: The National Energy Board issues (Part 1)

Posted on September 27, 2018 by Other News Sources

The government cannot buy every proposed project faced with approval uncertainty, which is why it should appeal the Trans Mountain pipeline decision. Continue reading →