Publications

By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Ranchland (Municipal District No 66) v Alberta Energy Regulator, 2025 ABCA 105 (CanLII). PDF Version: The Municipal District of Ranchland Stands Strong Against More Coal Exploration The short version of this post is that Justice April Grosse of the Alberta Court of Appeal has granted the MD of Ranchland […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

 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 […]