In this blog, staff lawyer Richard Lindgren explains why CELA supports the Global Pact on the Environment.
Blog: CELA Supports the Global Pact for the Environment
Tag: Environmental Bill of Rights (EBR)
ERT Decision – Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations vs. MECP re Permit to Take Water
The Environmental Review Tribunal has granted the Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations (FOTTSA), represented by CELA lawyers, leave to appeal a Permit to Take Water issued by the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks under the Ontario Water Resources Act. The Permit concerns aggregate washing for a gravel pit operation in Tiny Township, Simcoe County.
CELA Brief Regarding Federal Environmental Commissioner
CELA presented a brief to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development on whether the federal Environmental Commissioner should be restructured as an independent officer of Parliament. Prepared by: Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel, Canadian Environmental Law Association Download CELA's…
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Permit to Take Water Leave to Appeal Application filed on behalf of the Federation of Tiny Township Shoreline Associations
Application filed with the Environmental Review Tribunal.
Proposed Revisions to the Ministry’s Statement of Environmental Values
CELA has submitted a detailed critique of the Environment Ministry's proposed revisions to its Statement of Environmental Values under Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights.
Blog: Ministry’s New Statement of Environmental Values Ignores Long-Standing Problems
CELA Counsel Joe Castrilli blogs about proposed amendments to the MECP Statement of Environmental Values that fail to address long-standing problems with a document envisioned as a key pillar in ensuring environmental protection and governmental accountability under Ontario's Environmental Bill of Rights.
