CELA Counsel Richard Lindgren lays out concerns about environmental law changes in Bill 197, focusing on proposed revisions to the Environmental Assessment Act. Article originally published in The Lawyers Daily.
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EA is Not Red Tape: The Case against Ontario Bill 197
Posted by Richard Lindgren The Ontario government has continued its relentless attack on the Environmental Assessment Act (EAA) by recently introducing Bill 197 (COVID-19 Economic Recovery Act, 2020). Schedule 6 of Bill 197 proposes almost 80 pages of amendments to…
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