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By: Nigel Bankes and Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: Bill C-61, An Act respecting water, source water, drinking water, wastewater and related infrastructure on First Nation lands, First Session, Forty-fourth Parliament, 70-71 Elizabeth II – 1-2-3 Charles III, 2021-2022-2023-2024 PDF Version: Who’s Afraid of the Proposed First Nations Clean Water Act? On June 30, Alberta’s […] The post Who’s Afraid of the Proposed First Nations Clean Water Act? first appeared on ABLawg.

By: Shaun Fluker Order Commented On: Ministerial Order 030/2025 (Education and Childcare) PDF Version: New Standards (or is it a Book Ban?) in Alberta K-12 Schools On July 4, 2025, Education and Childcare Minister Demetrios Nicolaides issued Ministerial Order 030/2025  prohibiting the inclusion of library materials with prescribed sexual content in K-12 schools. The Minister’s […] The post New Standards (or is it a Book Ban?) in Alberta K-12 Schools first appeared on ABLawg.

By: Drew Yewchuk PDF Version: How Canada’s Federal and Provincial Governments Collaborate Against the Public Right to Access Environmental Information Secrecy enables government messaging control and defeats democratic accountability. The right to information is foundational to democratic participation in the conduct of public affairs. When journalists and academics cannot access information on an issue, that […] The post How Canada’s Federal and Provincial Governments Collaborate Against the Public Right to Access Environmental Information first appeared on ABLawg.

By: Shaun Fluker and Drew Yewchuk Decisions Commented on: Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2025 FC 983; Kebaowek First Nation v. Canada (Attorney General), 2025 FC 472 PDF Version: Recent Developments on Protection of Critical Habitat under the Species at Risk Act and Implications for Coal in Alberta This […] The post Recent Developments on Protection of Critical Habitat under the Species at Risk Act and Implications for Coal in Alberta first appeared on ABLawg.

By: Bayley Wachsmuth Case Commented On: Taiga Motors Corporation et Deloitte Restructuring Inc., 2024 QCCS 4319 (CanLII) PDF Version: Taiga Insolvency Proceedings: Reverse Vesting Orders and Wage Earner Protection Program Claims As of June 2025, hundreds of former Taiga Corporation (Taiga) employees continue to wait for severance, after having been let go more than one […] The post Taiga Insolvency Proceedings: Reverse Vesting Orders and Wage Earner Protection Program Claims first appeared on ABLawg.

By: Nigel Bankes Cases and Decisions Commented On: (1) Northback Holdings Corporation v Alberta Energy Regulator, 2025 ABCA 186 (CanLII), (2) Northback Holdings Corporation v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change), 2025 FCA 31 (CanLII), and (3) AER Decision, Northback Holdings Corporation Applications for Coal Exploration Program (CEP) A10123772, Deep Drilling Permit (DDP) 1948547, and Temporary […] The post Taking Stock of the Grassy Mountain Project: Part 3, June 2025 first appeared on ABLawg.