Groups call on B.C. to fund Indigenous monitoring of mines in traditional territories
As the province considers reforms to mining laws, 30 organizations are advocating for increased transparency...
‘It’s An Environmental Law-Free Zone’: B.C. Auditor General Asked to Investigate Unregulated Placer Mining
Placer mining kills fish, damages streams, poses a risk to drinking water and jeopardizes Indigenous...
B.C. Rejects Request for Inquiry into Mining Practices
Widespread criticism of B.C.’s mining rules is undeserved according to Energy and Mines Minister Bill...
Public Inquiry Formally Requested to Investigate B.C.’s Shoddy Mining Rules
The ramshackle regulatory system governing B.C.’s mining industry is profoundly dysfunctional and the public has...
Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline Review ‘Vexed from Outset’
The review of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has been plagued by a...
UVic Report Calling for Updates to Charities Law Creates Stir
The release of a University of Victoria study calling for updates to Canadian charitable law...
Canada’s Charitable Law Urgently Needs Reforming: New UVic Report
A report released today by the University of Victoria’s Environmental Law Centre calls for sweeping...
National Energy Board Rules Kinder Morgan Can Keep Pipeline Emergency Plans Secret, Weakens Faith in Process
The National Energy Board ruled in favour of Kinder Morgan Friday, allowing the company to...
Canada Singled Out in International Report on Endangered Science
A push to prioritize economic gains over basic research is endangering science and academic freedom...
