Friday, September 25, 2026Stephen A. ThieleEnvironmental LawClimate Change, Emissions reduction plan , Government obligations

Although there is debate about whether the world is suffering from climate change, according to a 2024 United Nations survey, 80 percent of people worldwide want their country to do more about it. Based on measurements of the world’s glaciers, there is certainly scientific evidence that they have receded each year for the past 37 years and that they are melting faster than ever...

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Wednesday, June 7, 2017Litigation, Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Conservation, Administrative Law, Criminal LawConservation Authority, Bill 139, Prosecutions, Search and Seizure

The Ontario government introduced Bill 139 on May 30, 2017 called the Building Better Communities and Conserving Watersheds Act, 2017. This bill is an amalgam of changes to various pieces of...

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017Environmental Law, Municipal Law, Conservation, Administrative Law, LitigationConservation Authority, Safety, Standard of Review, Flooding, Development, Prohibition

Conservation Authorities (“CAs”) in Ontario are breathing a bit easier following the May 23rd 2017 decision of the Court of Appeal in...

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Wednesday, October 26, 2016Tim DuncanLand Use Regulation, Litigation, Conservation, Environmental Law

On December 20, 2016, the Ontario Court of Appeal will hear an appeal of an appeal overturning a refusal by a Conservation Authority to issue a permit for development of...

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Wednesday, June 22, 2016Tim DuncanLitigation, Insolvency law, Environmental LawAlberta, Oil Sands, PHC contamination

I’ll leave the proselytizing on the Fort McMurray wildfires and notions of karma to the pundits. What I want to talk about is...

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