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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Federal Court Provides Guidance on Adequacy of Consultation About Environmental Assessments of Major Resource Projects

by Jeremy Barretto, Thoma Gelbman, Suzanne MacMillan | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 5/8/2013

On April 23, 2013, the Federal Court of Canada released its decision dismissing an application commenced by the Conseil des Innus de Ekuanitshit (the Applicant) to judicially review the Order in Council (OIC) issued on the...more

Mineral Claims And The Duty To Consult In Yukon

by Brian Abraham | Dentons on 1/24/2013

On December 27, 2012, the Yukon Court of Appeal handed down its decision in Ross River Dena Council v Government of Yukon, 2012 YKCA 14. The decision related to an appeal of Mr. Justice Veale’s decision regarding the claim of...more

Alberta Court of Appeal Decides Panel Not Required to Determine Adequacy of Crown’s Aboriginal Consultation

by Martin Ignasiak, Jessica Kennedy | Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 12/1/2012

On November 26, 2012, the Alberta Court of Appeal released the decision of Justice Slatter denying leave to appeal a decision made by the Joint Review Panel (the Panel) established to evaluate Shell Canada’s application to...more

Fee-Shifting Ruling Encourages Intervention in Clean Air Challenges

by Morgan Lewis on 1/16/2012

On December 20, 2011, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit expanded fee-shifting incentives for parties that intervene in challenges to Clean Air Act rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The...more

Duke’s Power Lines Project & Native American Sacred Mounds (News Note)

by Melissa Dewey Brumback on 1/9/2012

Duke Energy has been cleared to update power lines near the Eastern Band of the Cherokee’s reservation in the western North Carolina mountains. Late last month, the North Carolina Utilities Commission handed down their...more