Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Engins de pêche fantômes : une source majeure de pollution marine par le plastique) Plastic pollution in marine environments is a global problem of increasing concern. Commercial fishing activities represent one of the main sources of ocean-based… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : L’homologation des pesticides au Canada) Pesticides – or pest control products – are substances used to control living organisms that are considered harmful. For this reason, these substances can sometimes pose health and environmental risks. In… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Le crabe vert européen : un virage vert à éviter) Classified as “one of the world’s most successful aquatic invaders” by the Global Invasive Species Database, the European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) is native to Europe and… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Les obligations environnementales avant les créanciers, dit la Cour suprême du Canada) In a decision handed down on 31 January 2019 in Orphan Well Association v. Grant Thornton Ltd., the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court)… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Les changements climatiques du point de vue des droits de la personne : que dit le droit canadien?) Human rights-based cases challenging governments for insufficient action on climate change are on the rise worldwide. More than… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Mise à jour — Législation fédérale concernant les personnes handicapées : la situation actuelle) A Move towards a Canadians with Disabilities Act The idea of overarching federal accessibility legislation has garnered attention for decades. Many voices, including… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Qu’est-ce qui a mal tourné pour la baleine noire de l’Atlantique Nord?) The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) reached a turning point in 2017. Between June and September, 12 of the whales were found dead in… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : Mesure conjointe pour la réduction des émissions de méthane : Le Canada et les États‑Unis) Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a well-known greenhouse gas. However, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, methane’s impact as a warming… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : La chasse au phoque au Canada) In Canada, the seal harvest is managed by the federal government as a fishery and not, as is commonly believed, by provincial/territorial governments as a hunting activity. The Minister of… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Affaire Gérard Comeau : Le commerce intérieur bientôt dans la mire de la Cour suprême du Canada) About 150 years ago, Canada’s Fathers of Confederation contemplated trade across provincial boundaries when drafting section 121 of the… Read More ›