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CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator Denies Public Hearing Rights on a Coal Application
By: Nigel Bankes and Shaun Fluker Decisions Commented On: AER Panel Decision (July 23, 2025 – Proceeding 449) and AER Reconsideration Decision (August 21, 2015) PDF Version: CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator Denies Public Hearing Rights on a Coal Application This post comments on a recent interlocutory proceeding at the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER […]
Securing the Infrastructure, Straining the Constitution? Bill C-8’s Cybersecurity Overhaul
By: Dav More and Tulika Bali Matter Commented On: Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security (1st Sess, 45th Parl, 2025) PDF Version: Securing the Infrastructure, Straining the Constitution? Bill C-8’s Cybersecurity Overhaul Cyberattacks targeting vital infrastructure have intensified globally. Recent high-profile incidents in the United States and Europe prompted national governments to tighten regulation […]
Bill C-2 and the Return of Warrantless Access: Same Fight, New Wrapper
By: Dav More & Tulika Bali Matter Commented On: Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures (1st Sess, 45th Parl, 2025) PDF Version: Bill C-2 and the Return of Warrantless Access: Same Fight, New Wrapper Bill […]
Charter Sections 15 and 25: The Majority Judgment in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and its Application in the Federal Court
By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, and Jennifer Koshan Cases Commented On: Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 (CanLII); Houle v Swan River First Nation, 2025 FC 267 (CanLII); Donald-Potskin v Sawridge First Nation, 2025 FC 648 (CanLII); Cunningham v Sucker Creek First Nation 150A, 2025 FC 1174 (CanLII) PDF Version: Charter […]
Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE AG: Corporate Climate Liability Through the Lens of the Polluter Pays Principle
By: Flavia Vieira de Castro Case Commented On: Luciano Lliuya v RWE AG (2025) Hamm Higher Regional Court, 5 U 15/17 OLG Hamm / Case No. 2 O 285/15 Essen Regional Court (see here for an unofficial translation of the decision) PDF Version: Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE AG: Corporate Climate Liability Through the Lens of […]
The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025: The Sequoia Settlement Hits the Orphan Inventory
By: Drew Yewchuk Matter Commented On: Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025 PDF Version: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025: The Sequoia Settlement Hits the Orphan Inventory On July 15, 2025 the Orphan Well Association (OWA) released their Annual Report for 2024/2025. OWA annual reports provide insight into Alberta’s orphan oil and gas site […]