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Manitoba hunting case sheds light on Métis rights

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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January 14 2009

In the recent decision R. v. Goodon, 2008 MBPC 59, the Provincial Court of Manitoba dismissed a charge of unlawful possession of wildlife against the accused on the basis that he belonged to a Métis community that held an aboriginal right to hunt for food in the area

Ontario tables ambitious green energy legislation

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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May 6 2009

The Green Energy and Green Economy Act, 2009, which would enact a new Green Energy Act and amend 21 provincial statutes to facilitate the development of renewable energy projects and encourage energy conservation, was tabled in February 2009 and is currently being studied by legislative committee

Are tar sands doomed on a life cycle GHG emissions analysis?

Alston & Bird LLP
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Canada, USA
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February 27 2008

Section 526 of the recently enacted Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007 prohibits the Federal Government (including the US military, of course) from procuring alternative fuels whose life cycle GHG emissions are greater than those from conventional sources

The Green Energy Act: green energy unbounded

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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April 30 2009

Ontario’s proposed Green Energy and Green Economy Act (Green Energy Act) signals a profound shift in the role of renewable energy in the province

Federal budget promotes clean tech, carbon capture and storage

McCarthy Tétrault LLP
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Canada
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April 30 2009

Canada’s 2009 federal budget includes support for the clean technology industry and introduces measures intended to benefit developers of carbon capture and storage technology, an emerging area

Court sends Kearl decision back for clarification of rationale

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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March 7 2008

The Federal Court has determined that the Joint Review Panel must provide better reasons why compliance with “intensity-based” greenhouse gas emissions targets adequately mitigates the Kearl Project’s emissions

Decisions may pave way for challenge of ERCB licences

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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March 6 2008

For the second time in recent months, the Alberta Court of Appeal has granted leave to appeal an ERCB decision to landowners who faced relatively light scrutiny of the merits of their case