Blog – Carbon Pricing, Vulnerable Communities, and the Constitution

CELA Counsel Richard Lindgren blogs about the recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that upheld the constitutionality of the federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.

Carbon Pricing Reference Factum at Ontario Court of Appeal

Title: Carbon Pricing Reference Factum at Ontario Court of Appeal Resource Type: Legal Submissions Content: 1268-Factum at Ontario Court of Appeal, Canadian Environmental Law Association et al # of Pages: 31 Date authored: February 26, 2019 Publication number: 1268 Author/s:…

Blog: Accessing Environmental Justice: The 10th Anniversary of the Landmark Lafarge Decision

FRANCAIS Photo: Gord Downie and Mark Mattson (Lake Ontario Waterkeeper) with staff from CELA, ECO and Ecojustice during a break in the 2008 Divisional Court proceedings. Photo: David McRobert. Blog post by Richard D. Lindgren, CELA Counsel on June 6, 2018 In…

Blog: Dollars and Sense: Who Pays Costs in Public Interest Cases?

Blog posted by Richard D. Lindgren, CELA Counsel on June 16, 2014 When an environmental class proceeding is unsuccessful, should the representative plaintiff be ordered to pay the defendant’s legal costs; if so, what is the appropriate amount of costs that should…

Media Release: Broad interpretation of environmental laws upheld by Canada’s highest court

Media Release Supreme Court of Canada affirms for first time validity of applying precautionary principle to Ontario environmental legislation Ottawa, ON – On Thursday, October 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada held that environmental laws may be interpreted broadly…