Pope Francis encyclical coming on climate change
The Vatican confirmed this week that Pope Francis’ encyclical letter on the environment is now finalized and is being translated, with an expected release date in June. An encyclical letter is considered the most important form of papal teaching. This will be the first-ever encyclical entire…
View the post titled Pope Francis encyclical coming on climate changeGord Miller finishing term as Environmental Commissioner
After 15 productive years, Gord Miller is winding down his term as Ontario’s Environmental Commissioner.
View the post titled Gord Miller finishing term as Environmental CommissionerOstrander Point wind project goes back to Tribunal
The Ontario Court of Appeal has reinstated the decision of the Environmental Review Tribunal on the Ostrander Point wind farm: The Renewable Energy Approval as issued by the Director (Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change) should not be upheld as issued, because of the harm that the…
View the post titled Ostrander Point wind project goes back to TribunalMOECC Fines – April 2015
As part of our ongoing efforts to keep you informed of environmental issues that could impact your business, we have collected this list of recent MOECC fines for violations of the Environmental Protection Act and the Ontario Water Resources Act. If you have any questions or would like more …
View the post titled MOECC Fines – April 2015Carnival Shut Down for Air Pollution Health Hazard
In August 2012, the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (HSARB), for the first time ever, held air pollution (aside from second hand smoke) to be a “health hazard” under Ontario’s Health Protection and Promotion Act (HPPA). Air Pollution Health Hazard Under section 13(1) of the Act, a pu…
View the post titled Carnival Shut Down for Air Pollution Health HazardOslo Principles on Climate Change: Governments are Breaching Legal Duties
A group of preeminent international jurists have put together a series of legal principles, called the Oslo Principles on Global Obligations to Reduce Climate Change. These principles demonstrate that the governments of the world are breaching their legal duties to their citizens, by doing …
View the post titled Oslo Principles on Climate Change: Governments are Breaching Legal DutiesA Decade of Competition Law Class Actions: From Chadha to the ‘New Trilogy’
Abstract: The brief history of Canadian competition law class actions has been marked by a significant evolution in approach, from hesitancy to acceptance. The debate has focused on the evidentiary standard and the viability of indirect purchaser claims. Early attempts at certification in co…
View the post titled A Decade of Competition Law Class Actions: From Chadha to the ‘New Trilogy’Disclosure Requirements Give Franchisees A Way Out – Video
Franchise lawyer Peter Dillon, spoke recently with AdvocateDaily.com and says that the courts tend to give franchisees a get out of jail free card due to the emphasis placed upon disclosure at the time of purchase. Click here to view the video.
View the post titled Disclosure Requirements Give Franchisees A Way Out – VideoCanadian "recyclables" really waste, rot in Philippines
For two years, 50 shipping containers of Canadian garbage have been expensively rotting in the Philippines, at the expense of Filipinos. The containers were shipped as recyclable plastic scrap in 2013, but reportedly contained a mixture of plastics with other household wastes, including adu…
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