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New Post: The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector

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The Mess We’re In: Insights from the 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector
By: Kaitlin Schaaf, Kathy Cao, Jessica Farrell, Andrew Simmons, Emilia Yassiri, and Martin Olszynski Matter Commented On: 1st International Colloquium on Closure Liabilities in the Energy Sector PD…
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November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Disgorgement Orders as Non-Dischargeable Debt

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November 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth

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The Nuclear Option: An Update on Alberta’s Legislation Targeting Trans and Gender Diverse Youth
 By: Jennifer Koshan Case and Bill Commented On: Egale Canada v Alberta, 2025 ABKB 394 (CanLII); Bill 9, Protecting Alberta’s Children Statutes Amendment Act, 2025, 2nd Session, 31st Legislature PD…
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November 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus: Northback v the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas

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The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus: Northback v the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
By: Drew Yewchuk Case Commented On: Northback Holdings Corporation v Alberta (Environment and Protected Areas), 2025 ABKB 617 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Queue-Jumping Problem with Mandamus:Northback…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?

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Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs?
 By: David V. Wright Matter Commented On: Building Canada Act, SC 2025, c 2, s 4 PDF Version: Major Projects and the Building Canada Act: New list of PONIs or PHONIs? This week, Prime Minister Carn…
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Ponzi Scheme Payouts as BIA Preference Payments

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Ponzi Scheme Payouts as BIA Preference Payments
By: Jassmine Girgis Case Commented On: My Mortgage Auction Corp (Re), 2025 BCSC 1520 PDF Version: Ponzi Scheme Payouts as BIA Preference Payments When an insolvent debtor pays one creditor over oth…
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November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Mine 14: It’s Worse Than We Thought

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November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New Post: Back to School Notwithstanding the Charter

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October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: Whistleblower Protection Denied for Employee Who Made Unsubstantiated Claims Against Employer

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October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: A Review of Closure Nomination for Inactive Oil and Gas Sites and AER Updates to Directive 088 

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A Review of Closure Nomination for Inactive Oil and Gas Sites and AER Updates to Directive 088 
By: Drew Yewchuk & Shaun Fluker  Regulatory Bulletin Commented On: Alberta Energy Regulator, Bulletin 2025-32, Invitation for Feedback on Proposed Revisions to Closure Nomination Requirements i…
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October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: Taking Stock of the Grassy Mountain Project and Other Coal Matters: Update 4, October 2025

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Taking Stock of the Grassy Mountain Project and Other Coal Matters: Update 4, October 2025
By: Nigel Bankes & Drew Yewchuk Cases and Decisions Commented On: Northback Holdings Corporation v. Alberta Energy and Joint Review Panel For the Grassy Mountain Coal Project acting in its capa…
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October 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
New Post: Treaty-Making in Australia and Considerations for Canada

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Treaty-Making in Australia and Considerations for Canada
By: Robert Hamilton and Harry Hobbs Matter Commented On: Victoria’s Statewide Treaty and Statewide Treaty Bill 2025 PDF Version: Treaty-Making in Australia and Considerations for Canada Indig…
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October 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: A Mugging on Bay Street

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October 17, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: The Non-Justiciable War on ‘Woke’ at the Law Society of Alberta

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October 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: The Alberta Court of Appeal Weighs in on the use of AI in Court Submissions

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October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: Unlawful Production and Restitutionary Damages

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October 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: The 2025 Mine Financial Security Program Update: Security Collected for Aging Syncrude Mine Offers a First Estimate of Mine Closure Costs

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October 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: The Government of Alberta’s Commitment to Protect Alberta's Water from Selenium Pollution

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October 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: The Mature Asset Strategy for Alberta’s Oil and Gas Closure Liability Crisis: Where there is Smoke [and Mirrors], there is Fire.

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The Mature Asset Strategy for Alberta’s Oil and Gas Closure Liability Crisis: Where there is Smoke [and Mirrors], there is Fire
By: Martin Olszynski, Drew Yewchuk, and Shaun Fluker Matter Commented On: Alberta’s Mature Asset Strategy: What we Heard and Recommendations Report, April 3, 2025 PDF Version: The Mature Asset Stra…
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September 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
New Post: Democratic Charter Rights and First-Past-The-Post: A Shallow Conception of Democracy at the Ontario Court of Appeal

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September 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: First Five Building Canada Act Projects of National Interest (PONIs): Hot to Trot, or All for Naught?

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September 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: The Dissent in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation: Failing to Accommodate Legal Pluralism

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September 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: BIA Preferences: Rebutting the Presumption of Intention to Prefer

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September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator Denies Public Hearing Rights on a Coal Application

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September 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
New Post: CEO of the Alberta Energy Regulator Denies Public Hearing Rights on a Coal Application

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September 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM