Things we wish judges knew about environmental offences by directors
Dianne Saxe had a precious opportunity to tell judges what we wish they knew about environmental offences by directors and and officers, particularly in relation to sentencing. Our bottom lines: Fairness, Good Science, and the real differences between Foresight and Hindsight. It is rarely co…
View the post titled Things we wish judges knew about environmental offences by directorsSmart regulation: if regulators studied psychology
How would environmental regulation be different if our regulators were up to date on current research in psychology and neuroscience? A leading American legal scholar and member of the Obama Administration, Cass Sunstein, published a detailed analysis in the University of Chicago Law Review.…
View the post titled Smart regulation: if regulators studied psychologyEnd of slow death by rubber duck?
In 2009, we blogged about plastics that contain (and release) phthalates, plasticizers used in the manufacture of soft vinyl used in many products (https://www.siskinds.com/slow-death-by-rubber-duck/). New Phthalates Regulations under the Hazardous Products Act (HPA) were registered on Decem…
View the post titled End of slow death by rubber duck?What's New in Ontario environmental laws
Ontario environmental laws have changed so much in the last year that there will be numerous amendments in the 2009 -- 2010 edition of Ontario Environmental Legislation.
View the post titled What's New in Ontario environmental lawsKeeping up to date
Nimonik is a new on-line service for keeping track of changes in environmental laws across Canada. Beginners can use it to get a general sense of the environmental requirements that might apply to their business. It is most useful for companies that already have a list, or register, of the e…
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