CELA provided comments to the provincial government on its proposed Special Economic Zones criteria, ERO Posting #025-1077.
Tag: Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Action Alert – Bill 5 Would Harm Environmental Safeguards and Create “Law-Free” Zones
ACTION ALERT: Bill 5 Would Harm Environmental Safeguards and Create “Law-Free” Zones If enacted, Bill 5 would weaken key environmental laws and create “law-free” special economic zones exempt from legal protections and public oversight in order to expedite resource extraction…
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Blog: Ontario Bill 5 Attacks Environmental Law and the Rule of Law
Blog by CELA counsel on Ontario Bill 5.
CELA Comments on Bill 5 “Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025”
CELA submitted comments on Bill 5, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act, 2025.
Comments on proposed Species at Risk Conservation Fund
CELA opposes the Species at Risk Conservation Fund as it allows those harming threatened or endangered species or their habitat to pay into a conservation fund in lieu of compliance with the Endangered Species Act, which prioritizes species protection and recovery.
Blog: Auditor general criticizes Ontario’s environmental record
CELA Counsel Richard Lindgren blogs about Ontario auditor general Bonnie Lysyk’s recent annual report on the provincial government’s environmental record in 2019-20.