Supreme Court ruling to reshapes Canadian environmental assessment rules
In a landmark decision that has reignited the age-old debate about the division of powers between federal and provincial authorities, Canada’s Supreme […]
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In a landmark decision that has reignited the age-old debate about the division of powers between federal and provincial authorities, Canada’s Supreme […]
Canada’s highest court has finally delivered a much-anticipated judgment, asserting in a majority opinion that Ottawa’s Impact Assessment Act (IAA)
Canada’s top court dealt a blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s environmental policy on Friday, declaring the Liberal government’s Impact Assessment Act for major development projects involves an unconstitutional breach of provincial jurisdiction.
The decision is a win for Alberta, and other provinces such as Ontario, which had intervened in the case in support of the Western province
The previous Canadian Environmental Assessment Act was replaced by the Trudeau government with the Impact Assessment Act, which the Government of Alberta challenged in court as federal government overreach.