Posts by Iler Campbell LLP

Toronto Cyclists Union Calls for Full Environmental Assessment Process on Jarvis Street

April 3rd, 2012 by Iler Campbell LLP

The Toronto Cyclists Union released a legal opinion (pdf)  by Laura Bowman today which outlines the case that the City of Toronto must conduct a Schedule C Environmental Assessment in order to remove the Jarvis Street bike lanes and re-install the centre reversible lane. The bike lanes have been slated to be removed this summer.

In an article on spacingtoronto.ca, Mathew Blackett praises the action, writing, “instead of the typical cycling activist action of taking over an intersection and holding bikes high overhead to piss off drivers, the Union is taking the game to the City.”

The Union has given the city ten days to respond after which they will submit their request to the Minister of the Environment.

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Pro Bono – A new column on rabble.ca

March 30th, 2012 by Iler Campbell LLP

We’re pleased to announce that we’ve joined forces with rabble.ca to write a new monthly column called Pro Bono.

In our first entry, Paula Boutis writes about the March 8, 2012 NDP motion which expands the investigative powers of Elections Canada in response to the “robocall” scandal. The motion passed unanimously. Paula explains what this will mean.

Read it here

Paula Boutis and David McRobert in OBA’s ENVIRONEWS

March 15th, 2012 by Iler Campbell LLP

In the current issue of the Ontario Bar Association’s ENVIRONEWS, Paula Boutis and David McRobert describe their recent application to the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario that advocates for legislation mandating funding for participants and intervenors in various statutory hearing processes. The law would improve on similar legislation that existed in Ontario from 1988 to 1996. We previously wrote about this here and here.

Read the article (pdf).

David McRobert is co-author of another article (pdf) in the issue. He and Tyler Edwards consider whether an over-emphasis on recycling – to the detriment of reducing and reusing – has contributed to the waste management and broader societal problems that we are facing today.

Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Participant Funding Announced

March 1st, 2012 by Iler Campbell LLP

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission participant funding program (pdf) was introduced in the 2011 federal budget bill.  Amendments to the Nuclear Safety and Control Act allow participants in CNSC hearings to apply for funding under the program.

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Tools videos are online!

February 23rd, 2012 by Iler Campbell LLP

Our one-day conference jam-packed full of workshops for progressive organizations and individuals has come and gone, but if you’d like to see what you missed, review a talk you loved or share one with a friend or colleague, we’ve just put videos of many of them up online.

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David McRobert and Paula Boutis Propose an Ontario Participant and Intervenor Funding Act

January 30th, 2012 by Iler Campbell LLP

In August David McRobert and Paula Boutis asked if it was time for Ontario political parties to revisit the issue of intervenor funding and access to environmental justice. They have followed up and made an application under the Environmental Bill of Rights requesting a review of existing laws, regulations and policies related to public participation and hearings under the Environment Assessment Act and other environmental and planning laws.

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