Friday, October 9, 2015 First Nations and environmental organizations had a chance to make reply submissions before the Federal Court of Appeal today. This six-day hearing was the culmination of thousands of hours of work, mountains of documents, and tremendous displays of community support. Now it is up to the
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Environmental Law Alert Blog: Day 5: Northern Gateway seeks to defend the "gold standard" review process
Wednesday, October 7, 2015 Day 5 of 6 – we are on the home stretch! Today we heard from Northern Gateway about what it labelled the “gold standard” approach to consultation and review for the project as a whole. Counsel for Northern Gateway argued that Northern Gateway went ‘above and
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Day 4: Canada seeks to defend Enbridge approval in Court
Tuesday, October 6, 2015 We are on the home stretch with only two days left of this historic proceeding! Today, lawyers representing the government of Canada argued their position. In short, they argued that the Cabinet’s decision to approve Enbridge was reasonable and that Canada meaningfully consulted with Aboriginal groups
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Day 3: Environmental and labour organizations challenge Enbridge approval
Monday, October 5, 2015 Another day down at the Federal Court of Appeal in Vancouver and just like that we are half way through the six day Enbridge hearing. Today we heard arguments from four environmental organizations and one labour union – all challenging the legal basis for the Enbridge
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Yinka Dene Alliance kick off Day 2 of the Enbridge hearing
Sunday, October 4, 2015 Day 2: Another inspired and spirited day at the Enbridge Hearing! The courtroom was jam-packed all day as lawyers for the Nak’azdli, Nadleh Whut’en, Gitga’at and GitxaaĊa Nations presented their arguments. This wrapped up the submissions from the eight First Nations applicants. Next Monday, October 5th,
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: Day 1 of Enbridge hearings: #UnitedAgainstEnbridge in the courtroom and on the streets
Thursday, October 1, 2015 Four First Nations made their case in front of the Federal Court of Appeal today while hundreds rallied outside to show their support and express opposition to the Enbridge pipeline. Inside the packed courtroom, lawyers presented compelling arguments and answered challenging questions as chanting and drumming
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