Tag Archives: endangered species

Untimely Delays and Ineffective Legislation: Are Court-based Strategies the Answer to Saving Canada’s At-Risk Species?

June 1, 2018caribou, endangered species, recovery strategies, Species at risk actchmcleod

By: Helen Willoughby In September 2017, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) released their Living Planet Report, which revealed that 50% of the monitored species in Canada are in decline. The decline can partly be attributed to ineffective environmental laws which are designed to protect species at risk. The WWF report uncovered that […]

Osgoode JD students help rural community challenge wind energy development

April 1, 2016Newsadministrative law, Blandings Turtle, CCSAGE, endangered species, Green Energy Act, judicial review, Ontario Energy Board, Prince Edward County, wind energyStepan

[Editor's note: This year five Osgoode JD students--Stephen Gray '16, Imelda Lo, Sabrina Molinari '17, Timon Sisic and Amanda Spitzig '18--volunteered their time and energy as part of the Osgoode Public Interest Requirement to help a rural community group prepare an application for judicial review of a wind energy project proposed for idyllic Prince Edward County, Ontario. Promoting renewable […]