On May 29, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a decision in favour of the Kebaowek First Nation against the building of a nuclear waste disposal facility near Chalk River, ON. The upheld ruling said that Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) made an error in granting the permit for the facility to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL). Under the Species at Risk Act, the Ministry was obligated to prove that the site was the best of a number …
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