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Can An Oil and Gas Operator Carry On Bitcoin Operations Under The Terms of a Surface Lease?

By: Nigel Bankes Decisions Commented On: Persist Oil and Gas Inc v Flowers, 2023 ABLPRT 236 (CanLII) (the ROE Decision), Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc., 2024 ABLPRT 271 (CanLII) (the Compensation Decision), and Flowers v Persist Oil and Gas Inc., 2025 ABKB 142 (CanLII) (the KB Decision) PDF Version: Can An Oil and […]

Beyond the Pale: The February 2025 Updates to the Mine Financial Security Program

By: Drew Yewchuk and Martin Olszynski Documents Commented on: Mine Financial Security Program Standard [December 2025], AER Manual 024: Guide to the Mine Financial Security Program [February 25, 2025]. PDF Version: Beyond the Pale: The February 2025 Updates to the Mine Financial Security Program AER Bulletin 2025-06 was posted on February 25, 2025, announcing an […]

Narrow Interpretations v Commercial Realities: Striking the Right Balance in Poonian

By: Jassmine Girgis Case Commented On: Henderson v Peerani, 2024 ABCA 370 (CanLII) PDF Version: Narrow Interpretations v Commercial Realities: Striking the Right Balance in Poonian In the recent case of Poonian v British Columbia (Securities Commission), 2024 SCC 28 (CanLII) (Poonian), the Supreme Court of Canada clarified s 178(1)(e) of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency […]

Teaching Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation

 By: Robert Hamilton, Jennifer Koshan, and Jonnette Watson Hamilton Case Commented On: Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 (CanLII) PDF Version: Teaching Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation It has been a year since the Supreme Court of Canada released its landmark decision in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC […]

Anticipatory Obedience and Essential Infrastructure at the Alberta-US Border

By: Shaun Fluker Legislation commented on: Order in Council 008/2025  (January 29, 2025) amending the Critical Infrastructure Defence Regulation, Alta Reg 169/2021 PDF Version: Anticipatory Obedience and Essential Infrastructure at the Alberta-US Border The authoritarian and isolationist Trump administration has profoundly altered global relations. Democratic institutions are under attack in the United States, and it […]