Thursday, June 14, 2012 On May 31, 2012, I travelled to Ottawa, on behalf of West Coast Environmental Law Association, to speak in person about the budget bill’s attack on…
Thursday, May 17, 2012 The cross-Canada railway has always been a powerful symbol. Over the years it has been celebrated as a “nation-building” exercise by some, while it is remembered…
Monday, May 14, 2012 West Coast Environmental Law applauds two of Vancouver’s elected bodies – Vancouver City Council and the Vancouver Parks Board – for passing resolutions to take a…
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Reflections of two legal interns from Australia As part of our internship with West Coast Environmental Law, we recently travelled with staff counsel to some of…
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 On January 30th, media, First Nations groups, activists and one law student intern crowded into a hotel room on the outskirts of Edmonton for a press…
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 The federal government seems set on further gutting theCanadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA), and is expected to introduce “sweeping” regulatory changes to CEAA and related legislation…
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 West Coast Environmental Law congratulates the Tsilhqot’in First Nation on its most recent court win in its efforts to protect Teztan Biny (Fish Lake) from the…
Friday, November 4, 2011 On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week I was in Montreal, where I joined with elected officials, civil servants, labour activists, e...
Monday, November 7, 2011 Today, November 7, 2011, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (the Agency) announced that Taseko Mine Ltd.’s gold and cop...
Monday, November 7, 2011 Today (November 7th) I’m appearing before the BC Legislature’s Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides to argue in fav...
Thursday, October 13, 2011 At the end of September, West Coast lawyers hit the Union of B.C. ...
Friday, September 30, 2011 For almost twenty years Taseko Mines Ltd. has claimed it is impossible ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 One of Stephen Harper's first statements to the press the day after the...
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Yesterday the Mayor and Council of the Resort Municipality of Whistler (...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011 Anyone interested in rapid transit in Vancouver has until this Friday, April 22nd to tell Translink what they think about the propos...
Monday, April 18, 2011 An article in La Presse demonstrates that oil industry lobbyists get about ...
Thursday, April 14, 2011 Last Tuesday’s English Language leadership debates are over with ha...
Thursday, December 17, 2009 Well everyone else had one, and we just felt left out… Seriously, though: here are the top 5 reasons why West Coast has launched the Environmental…
