Blog: Ontario’s proposed cap-and-trade plan gives too much away, fails vulnerable communities

Blog post by Erica Stahl, CELA Counsel on March 4, 2016 Responding to climate change is the defining challenge of the twenty-first century. Ontario, like all jurisdictions, needs to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions drastically, starting yesterday. This will be difficult,…

Bill 135, Energy Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015

Title: Comments on Bill 135, Energy Statute Law Amendment Act, 2015 Resource Type: Response to Consultation Content: 1063-CELA Brief on Bill 135 # of Pages: 11 Date authored: February 24, 2016 Publication number: 1063 Author/s: Jacqueline Wilson, Jack Gibbons, Eli…

Media Release: Ontario’s Energy Bill is a set up for more gas plant fiascos, say environmentalists

Media Release Toronto - The Wynne government’s proposed changes to Ontario’s energy planning laws will increase secrecy and the potential for more gas plant fiascos, say environmental groups. The Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA), Greenpeace and the Green Energy Coalition (GEC) will…

Media Release: CELA is a signatory to the leap manifesto

Media Release A Call for a Canada Based on Caring for the Earth and for One Another the leap manifesto We start from the premise that Canada is facing the deepest crisis in recent memory... “Small steps will no longer…

Blog: A Balanced Federal Budget Over the Long-Term

Blog post by Annie Bérubé, Manager, Green Budget Coalition on April 2, 2015 Finance Minister Joe Oliver today announced that Economic Action Plan 2015 will be tabled on April 21, 2015 and reiterated the Government of Canada’s commitment to a balanced budget.…

Reducing Coal Use in Energy-Intensive Industries

Title: Letter to Premier Wynne Regarding Reducing Coal Use in Energy-Intensive Industries Response to EBR Registry Number 012-1559 Resource Type: Letter Content: Letter Submission to Premier - Feb 2, 2015 - Final_w_encls # of Pages: 12 Date authored: February 2,…