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2026 Candidate Brief
Author: Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: May 2026
Pages: 4
Topics: climate change, affordability, climate safety, local government, climate costs, climate communications, climate accountability
BC's Dirty Secret
Author: Andrew Gage, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: May 2026
Pages: 32
Topics: Climate change, energy, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions
BC polling results show how BC residents view climate costs
Author: Stratcom Strategic Communications
Publication Date: April 2026
Pages: 27
Topics: Sue Big Oil
Environmental Injunctions: What You Need to Know
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: April 2026
Pages: 10
Topics: environmental injunctions, access to justice
Joint letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney re: Integrity and effectiveness of Canada's industrial carbon pricing framework to support climate competitiveness
Author: Caroline Brouillette (Climate Action Network Canada), Jessica Clogg (West Coast Environmental Law), Patricia Fuller (International Institute for Sustainable Development), Tim Gray (Environmental Defence), Beverly Gingras (Conservation Council of New Brunswick), Pierre Iachetti (David Suzuki Foundation), Daniel Rotman (Équiterre), Chris Severson-Baker (Pembina Institute)
Publication Date: March 2026
Pages: 3
Topics: climate solutions, carbon pricing, climate change, energy, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, economics, industry
WCEL Submission to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans regarding its Marine and Coastal Protection study (Brief & Summary)
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: February 2026
Pages: 10
Topics: marine protected areas, ocean conservation, coastal protection
WCEL Submission, Driving Effective Carbon Markets in Canada
Author: Anna Johnston
Publication Date: January 2026
Pages:
Topics: Federal climate policy, Oil and gas emissions cap, Industrial carbon tax, Consumer carbon tax, Zero EV Mandate, Ottawa-Alberta MOU
WCEL Memo on the Legal Implementation of the BC Coastal Marine Strategy
Author: West Coast Environmental Law
Publication Date: January 2026
Pages: 12
Topics: coastal marine strategy, marine protection, ocean conservation
Joint statement on the development of a national strategy respecting environmental racism and environmental justice
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: December 2025
Pages: 8
Topics: environmental justice, environmental racism
WCEL Submission on Provincial Forest Advisory Council’s Interim and Final Reports regarding BC’s Forests
Author: Jessica Clogg, Executive Director & Sr. Counsel, Maria Lucas, Staff Lawyer, Matthew Nefstead, Staff Lawyer
Publication Date: December 2025
Pages: 13
Topics: forestry, biodiversity, ecosystem health, ecosystem-based management, co-governance