Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

Hearings Begin Before Supreme Court on Federal Environmental Impact Assessment Law

Federal lawyers defended the government’s Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday as a two-day hearing started to determine the future of how the country weighs the environmental costs of economic development. Several of the five-member panel of justices hearing the appeal of an Alberta decision that found the act unconstitutional quizzed Ottawa’s representatives about whether the legislation is too broad. Justice Malcolm…

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

Federal lawyers defended the government's Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday as a two-day hearing started to determine the future of how the country weighs the environmental costs of economic development.

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

OTTAWA — Federal lawyers defended the government’s Impact Assessment Act in the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday as a two-day hearing started to determine…

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law

Alberta is particularly concerned about the effect the law might have on its ability to export its oil through pipelines.

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law - Castor Advance

Arguments are underway before the Supreme Court of Canada in a long-awaited case over the federal Impact Assessment Act.

Hearings begin before Supreme Court on federal environmental impact assessment law - Bashaw Star

Arguments are underway before the Supreme Court of Canada in a long-awaited case over the federal Impact Assessment Act.