CELA counsel Richard Lindgren submitted a brief to Ontario's Environment Ministry regarding administrative penalty regulations under the province's environmental legislation
Expanding Administrative Penalties for Environmental Contraventions
Tag: Environmental Protection Act (EPA)
Ontario’s Land Use Compatibility Guideline
CELA provided these general and specific comments in response to Ontario's proposed Land Use Compatibility Guideline (ERO Posting 019-2785)
Blog: Why CELA Intervenes in National Test Cases
Blog authored by Richard D. Lindgren, CELA Counsel As a specialty legal aid clinic in Ontario, CELA is often involved in precedent-setting appellate cases which involve the interpretation or application of the province’s environmental laws. For example, in the Canadian…
Analysis of Ontario Bill 245: Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021
CELA has prepared an analysis of Schedules 6 and 10 of Ontario Bill 245, which proposes various reforms to the province's administrative law framework for adjudicating environmental and land use planning appeals. Download CELA's full brief here: CELA-Brief-Bill 245-March 2,…
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Comments on Draft Environmental Assessment: Proposed Southwestern Landfill
CELA's comments on the draft Environmental Assessment for the proposed Southwestern Landfill submitted on behalf of Oxford People Against the Landfill (OPAL) Alliance
Blog: Nurdle Alert: Plastics Spill Sweeping Lake Superior
CELA pro bono student Petri Bailey blogs about the scourge of plastic "nurdles" in Lake Superior, their source, cleanup efforts, and possible legal recourse.
