In January 2020, the BC government sought public input on the province's emergency management legislation.
This submission, signed by 25 organizations and 4 leading academics, calls on the Province to better incorporate the increasing financial costs expected to prepare for, respond to and recover from forest fires, flooding, extreme weather and other climate-related emergencies.
From December 16-18, 2019 the Federal Court of Appeal panel of judges, composed of Chief Justice Marc Noël with Justices Denis Pelletier and John B. Laskin, heard oral arguments on the latest round of appeals of the approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline and tanker project (TMX).
The BC government is developing a “climate preparedness and adaptation strategy to help ensure that communities across BC can prepare for a changing climate.” Now the government wants to hear from you about how climate change is affecting you, and what needs to be done to prepare in your community. You can have your say until January 10th, 2020 at 4pm.
Ever since Trudeau bought the Trans Mountain pipeline from Kinder Morgan, taxpayers have been on the hook for its multi-billion dollar construction price.
For almost two years now, the government has failed to provide any updates on the true cost of building the pipeline – a figure we know has been going up and up over the past five years, but can’t confirm by how much.
We knew more about Trans Mountain when it was owned by a Texas oil company than we do now that it’s in public hands. Private investors wouldn’t put up with this and neither should we.
The public thinks the fossil fuel industry should be paying for climate costs.
That’s the conclusion of a number of polls that have been released over the past couple of years in countries around the world.
At least four polls have been released in recent years that show that the public in Canada, the USA, the UK and Australia support – by sizeable margins – the idea that fossil fuel companies should pay a share of the costs of climate change.
These polls were conducted by:
Groups launch petition demanding full disclosure by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
UNCEDED COAST SALISH TERRITORY (VANCOUVER, BC) — A growing number of voices — including First Nations, economists, and environmental organizations — are demanding the federal government release its updated cost for building the Trans Mountain pipeline (TMX). The federal government has not provided information to Canadians — who, as taxpayers, are on the hook for the multi-billion amount — for almost two years, despite construction delays.
In June 2019, Canadians celebrated the passing of a series of important federal environmental laws – including the Impact Assessment Act and Canadian Energy Regulator Act (Bill C-69) and the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act (Bill C-48). Bills C-69 and C-48 overhauled Canada’s broken environmental assessment process, strengthened energy regulation, and banned crude oil supertankers on the Pacific north coast.
Amending legislation passed in Bill C-69 or C-48 would diminish public trust, say enviro lawyers
OTTAWA – Lawyers at West Coast Environmental Law Association are calling on the federal government to resist pressure to weaken environmental legislation passed earlier this year, following a series of mixed messages from federal officials about their willingness to amend the laws or their supporting regulations and policies.
VICTORIA, BC – Territory of Songhees and Esquimalt Nations – Bill 38, the Climate Change Accountability Amendment Act 2019, introduced today in the BC Legislature, could transform how the Province works to achieve its climate goals. West Coast Environmental Law Association has called for such legislation for several years and applauded the law for prioritizing action on climate change in the short-term.
It was called “Canada’s climate election,” and as the dust settles we can celebrate that 63% of votes cast were in favour of parties that made strong climate promises.
However, Canada has an unfortunate history of making strong climate promises, setting ambitious targets and then not delivering. We need strong laws that make sure that this cannot be allowed to happen again.