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Why it's time to reform Environmental Assessment in British Columbia
Author: Gavin Smith, Anna Johnston, Hannah Askew
Publication Date: January 2018
Pages: 24
Topics: BC Environmental Assessment, Environmental Assessment, Cumulative Effects, Major Projects
WCELA Submission on Bill C-55, An Act to amend the Oceans Act and the Canada Petroleum Resources Act
Author: Linda Nowlan, Georgia Lloyd-Smith, Stephanie Hewson, Maryann Watson
Publication Date: November 2017
Pages: 28
Topics: Oceans Act, Marine Protection, Bill C-55
Top 10 Recommendations for an Amended Oceans Act
Author: Linda Nowlan, Maryann Watson, Georgia Lloyd-Smith, Stephanie Hewson
Publication Date: November 2017
Pages: 2
Topics: Oceans Act, Marine Protection
Submission to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Regarding the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Author: Gavin Smith
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 11
Topics: Oil tankers, Bill C-48, Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Open Letter in Support of the Oil Tanker Moratorium Act
Author: Multiple authors
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
Topics: North Pacific coast oil tanker ban
Establishing Effective Marine Protected Areas: Proposed Amendments to Bill C-55
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association, CPAWS, Ecology Action Centre, David Suzuki Foundation, WWF-Canada, East Coast Environmental Law, Conservation Council of New Brunswick
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
Topics: Oceans Act, Marine Protection
A Path to 2020 and Beyond: Protection of Canada's Oceans
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association, CPAWS, David Suzuki Foundation, Ecology Action Centre
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 2
Topics: Oceans Act, Marine Protection
Oceans20: Canada's Oceans Act Workshop Report
Author: West Coast Environmental Law Association
Publication Date: October 2017
Pages: 51
Topics: Oceans Act, Marine Protection
WCELA Submissions on Modernizing the National Energy Board
Author: Anna Johnston, Jessica Clogg
Publication Date: August 2017
Pages: 4
Topics: National Energy Board
Is Canada’s Oceans Act up to the job on its 20th anniversary?
Author: Linda Nowlan, Maryann Watson, Georgia Lloyd-Smith
Publication Date: June 2017
Pages: 3
Topics: Oceans Act, Marine Protection