CELA Counsel and Executive Director Theresa McClenaghan addresses the question: How far does Canadian law extend to protect those most impacted by climate change?
Tag: energy policy
Ontario releases 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan
Posted by Monica Poremba, CELA Counsel on October 27, 2017 On October 26, the Ministry of Energy released the Ontario’s 2017 Long-Term Energy Plan (LTEP). While there was no mention of building new nuclear reactors, the Ontario government maintains its commitment to refurbishing ten nuclear…
Major Setback on Road to Renewables – CELA Decries Ontario Government Cancellation of 1000 MW of Renewable Energy Procurement
Sep 27 2016 The Canadian Environmental Law Association reacted today to news that the Ontario government is cancelling 1000 MW of renewable electricity procurement. “With the cost of renewables at an all-time low and decreasing, this decision halts Ontario’s progress…
Open Statement on NAFTA, Environment and Climate
Sep 26 2017 Since the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was signed more than two decades ago, our awareness of climate change has dramatically changed and our window of time for addressing it has shortened. NAFTA and other agreements…
Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement
Title: Submissions to Global Affairs Canada Re: Consultation on the Renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement Resource Type: Report, Response to Consultation Content: 1126-CELA Comments on NAFTA Renegotiation # of Pages: 11 Date authored: July 18, 2017 Publication…
Report of the Expert Panel on the Modernization of the National Energy Board
Title: Comments in Response to the Report of the Expert Panel on the Modernization of the National Energy Board Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: 1122-Joint Comments on NEB Modernization - Canadian Environmental Law Association and Environmental Defence Canada #…