Publications

 By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carney announced a second tranche of major projects for fast-tracking consideration under the new Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c […]

By: Jassmine Girgis Case Commented On: My Mortgage Auction Corp (Re), 2025 BCSC 1520 PDF Version: Ponzi Scheme Payouts as BIA Preference Payments When an insolvent debtor pays one creditor over others, it undermines the goal of ensuring a fair and equitable distribution to the bankrupt’s creditors, which is one of the goals of the […]

By: Nigel Bankes Matter Commented On: Responsive Records to Access to Information Requests re Mine 14 Decision-Making PDF Version: Mine 14: It’s Worse Than We Thought An earlier ABlawg post described the manner in which Rob Morgan, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) unlawfully intervened in the Mine 14 adjudicative […]

By: Shaun Fluker and JD students registered in the Public Interest Law Clinic Legislation Commented On: Back to School Act, SA 2025 (full citation unavailable at publication time) PDF Version: Back to School Notwithstanding the Charter On Monday October 27, 2025, the Minister of Finance Nate Horner tabled Bill 2, Back to School Act, in […]

By: Thao Nguyen Case Commented On: Jazz Aviation LP v ALPA, 2024 CanLII 99705 (CA LA) PDF Version: Whistleblower Protection Denied for Employee Who Made Unsubstantiated Claims Against Employer In 2019, Jazz Aviation LP (Jazz) terminated the employment of a unionized employee who published repeated claims that the company was engaged in illegal conduct, including […]

By: Drew Yewchuk & Shaun Fluker  Regulatory Bulletin Commented On: Alberta Energy Regulator, Bulletin 2025-32, Invitation for Feedback on Proposed Revisions to Closure Nomination Requirements in Directive 088  PDF Version: A Review of Closure Nomination for Inactive Oil and Gas Sites and AER Updates to Directive 088  The Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) is taking comments on […]