Media Release TORONTO – A broad coalition of concerned citizens and environmental advocates are applauding an Ontario Court of Appeal decision that has ended a legal challenge by Lafarge Canada Inc., and that will have implications for environmental decision-making across…
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Title: Re: Urgent Need for Anti-SLAPP legislation in Ontario [to Attorney General Bentley] Resource Type: Letter Content: 703L-AG Bentley re SLAPP Final Nov 20, 2008 # of Pages: 4 Date authored: November 20, 2008 Publication number: 703 Author/s: Theresa McClenaghan…
Title: Respondents Factum to Ontario Court of Appeal (Lafarge) Resource Type: Legal Submissions Content: LOW-On-Ct-Appeal-factum # of Pages: 26 Date authored: September 11, 2008 Author/s: Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel for the Respondents Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Gordon Downie
Media Release Lafarge loses bid to stop hearing into tire and waste-burning at Bath cement kiln TORONTO – In a precedent-setting decision that will impact air, water and waste decisions throughout the province, the Ontario Divisional Court ruled late yesterday…
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Reprint (Ontario Bar Association - Environews - January, 2009) by Kaitlyn Mitchell The Environmental Bill of Rights, 1993 (“EBR”) (1) was enacted to protect the environment by giving Ontario residents meaningful ways in which to participate in environmentally significant government…
Title: Respondents Factum in Divisonal Court (Lafarge) Resource Type: Legal Submissions Content: LOW-Div-Ct-JR-factum # of Pages: 30 Date authored: December 31, 2007 Author/s: Richard D. Lindgren, Counsel for the Respondents Lake Ontario Waterkeeper and Gordon Downie
