Environment
Judicial review of environmental impact assessment report by Joint Review Panel recommending Department of Fisheries and Oceans authorize Kearl Oil Sands Project—Panel concluding adverse environmental effects of Project’s greenhouse gas emissions insignificant—Two-step decision-making process under Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, S.C. 1992, c. 37 calling for informed decision by responsible authority—Such informed decision requiring robust understanding of Project effects—Panel erred in law by failing to provide reasoned basis for conclusion as mandated by Act, s. 34(c)(i)—Application allowed in part.
Pembina Institute for Appropriate Development v. Canada (Attorney General) (T-535-07, 2008 FC 302, Tremblay-Lamer J., judgment dated March 5, 2008, 47 pp.)