Natural Resources
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October 29, 2024
Canada sanctions weapons & aid suppliers to Myanmar military after hundreds of civilians bombed
In coordination with the EU and the U.K., Canada has imposed sanctions under the Special Economic Measures (Burma) Regulations against three individuals and four entities for supplying weapons and military equipment to Myanmar’s military.
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October 25, 2024
Industry groups call for greater transparency and integration in Canadian carbon market
A group of 12 industry bodies and major firms have called on the federal and provincial governments to reform industrial carbon markets by removing interprovincial trade barriers and making the carbon credit market more transparent.
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October 24, 2024
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal over inclusion of major banks in $1B price-fixing class action
The Supreme Court has declined leave to appeal a decision by Ontario’s top court permitting the addition of Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley to a $1 billion class action alleging price fixing in the global gold and silver market.
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October 24, 2024
Court upholds B.C jurisdiction despite overturning foreign defendant attornment finding
The B.C. Court of Appeal has overturned a ruling that certain foreign defendants accidentally attorned to the jurisdiction of the B.C. courts, finding that they had only sought relief related to jurisdiction and not called upon the court to decide the merits.
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October 23, 2024
Indigenous voices left behind despite global stage recognizing Indigenous as ‘guardians of nature’
“Guardians of nature include first and foremost Indigenous peoples and local communities,” remarked the United Nations at the opening address of the world’s largest ever global biodiversity conference, COP16, that got underway this week in Cali, Colombia.
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October 22, 2024
Emergency power amendments to Alberta Water Act overly broad, experts say
A group of legal and environmental experts are calling on Alberta to take another look at recently enacted emergency power amendments to the province’s water legislation, saying they are overly broad and put too much power in the hands of cabinet.
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October 22, 2024
New partner, associate join Aird & Berlis
Aird & Berlis LLP recently announced that Keith Brown had joined the firm as a partner in the firm’s Indigenous practice, energy, environmental law, infrastructure and litigation groups. The firm also announced the addition of Rebecca Skinner as an associate in the tax and tax controversy/tax litigation groups.
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October 21, 2024
Ontario introduces plan to speed up new home connections to electricity grid
Ontario has outlined plans to remove what it calls barriers that slow the construction of new homes while also aiming to make it easier and more affordable to connect to the province’s clean electricity grid.
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October 21, 2024
Invasive species legislation in British Columbia | Gary Goodwin
Worldwide biological invasions caused losses of $1,208 billion, which were in the same order of magnitude as the $1,916 billion in economic losses from storms, as shown in a recent study.
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October 18, 2024
Ottawa announces surtax reimbursement program for some Canadian businesses
The federal government has announced it will reimburse some Canadian businesses for the additional surtaxes it is charging on electric vehicles (EVs) and steel and aluminum imported from China.