Bill C-5 threatens environment, health and Indigenous rights; demand that it be withdrawn!
Tag: environmental law
Blog: The Public Interest Need to Reconsider or Amend Bill C-5 (Building Canada Act)
CELA recommends changes to Bill C-5 for transparency and accountability.
Blog: Federal Government Proposes Changes to the Impact Assessment Act
This blog by CELA lawyer Richard Lindgren provides an overview of the background and content of the federal government’s recently proposed amendments to the Impact Assessment Act.
Blog: CELA Applauds New Report by Law Commission of Ontario
CELA supports the LCO’s report on updating and strengthening the province’s 30-year-old Environmental Bill of Rights.
Brief: CELA Comments on Proposed EBR Exemption of Orders under Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act
CELA submitted a brief opposing the Ontario government’s proposal to exempt certain orders under the Lakes and Rivers Improvement Act from the public consultation requirements of Part II of the EBR.
Submission: CELA letter on Provincial Environmental Assessment Reform
CELA submitted a brief to the Ontario government regarding the province’s proposal to revoke the current Municipal Class EA and to pass a new regulation under the EAA that sets out streamlined EA requirements for certain municipal infrastructure projects.