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…

Media Release: Canada’s highest court to release decision on how broadly environmental laws may be interpreted to protect the public

Media Release Joint media release from CELA and Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Ottawa, ON – On Thursday, October 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision on how broadly environmental laws may be interpreted to protect the public.…

Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Waste – CELA’s Commissioned Reports

Title: Deep Geologic Repository for Low and Intermediate Waste – CELA’s Commissioned Reports Presentation to DGR Joint Review Panel, September-October 2013 Resource Type: Presentation Content: DGR-CELA-Presentation # of Pages: 56 Date authored: October 2013 Author/s: Theresa McClenaghan, Richard Lindgren, Ramani…

Blog: The Long and Winding Road to Zero Waste

Blog posted by Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel on September 6, 2013 When I first joined CELA in the mid-1980s, an intense public policy debate was well underway in Ontario on what to do with the ever-increasing amount of municipal solid waste (MSW)…

Media Release: Environmental groups intervene before Supreme Court in criminal case

Media Release Canada's highest court to hear case on how broadly environmental laws may be interpreted to protect the public Ottawa, ON – On Friday, May 17, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada will consider how broadly environmental laws may…

Intervenor’s Factum of Law to the Supreme Court of Canada – Castonguay Blasting

Title: Intervenor's Factum of Law to the Supreme Court of Canada - Castonguay Blasting Resource Type: Legal Submissions Content: Castonguay-SCC-Factum # of Pages: 34 Date authored: April 26, 2013 Publication number: 914 Author/s: Joseph Castrill, Ramani Nadarajah Author Organization: Canadian…