CBA NEERLS & Department of Justice Meeting (Online)
Join esteemed members of the CBA Environmental, Energy and Resources Law Section and their Justice counterparts for a dynamic exchange about key environment and energy topics. Practicing counsel will share their experiences and ideas for current practice through a retrospective over the past 30 years of environmental law in Canada.
This program is FREE for CBA members and Justice Canada personnel. Register now to get your CPD hours and gain valuable information you can implement in your practice.
All sessions will be presented live and in English only. On-demand recordings will not be provided.
Monday, February 6, 2023 | 11:00 pm to 2:30 pm Eastern
CBA NEERLS & DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MEETING (ONLINE)
Moderators:
Claudia Santoro, Counsel, Environment Legal Services, Department of Justice Canada,
John Stefaniuk, K.C, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman
11:00 am – 12:20 pm ET
Impact Assessment and Resource Development: Key Developments in the Last 30 years
This panel will provide a brief history of the legislation governing environmental/impact assessment at the federal level. Speakers will also address key topics and issues respecting the current regime, including: (i) recent cases; (ii) regional and strategic assessments; (iii) rights of Indigenous peoples in impact assessment; (iv) energy and resources development; (v) other policy/political imperatives affecting impact assessment; and (vi) other developments garnering attention including permitting under the Fisheries Act and Species at Risk Act.
Speakers:
Lino A. Contini, Senior Counsel, Environment Legal Services, Department of Justice
Charles J. Birchall, Willms & Shier Environmental Lawyers
Mike MacDonald, Clark Wilson
Sarah Powell, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
John Pratt, Senior Counsel Natural Resources Legal Services, Department of Justice
12:20 pm – 12:45 pm ET
50 years into EPA – Where we have been and where we are going
The U.S. system of environmental protection is at a key inflection moment as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and several major U.S. environmental statutes recently turned 50, and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act pump billions into projects and communities. What challenges and opportunities will face the U.S. environmental system today and over the next decade? This discussion will reflect on emerging contaminants, water and air quality, cooperative federalism, enforcement, and the changes afoot as a new generation of environmental leaders take their seats.
Speakers:
Alexandra Dapolito Dunn, Baker Botts LLP, Past Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
Jonathan W. Kahn, Blake, Cassels & Graydon, Chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Environment, Energy and Resources
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm
Break
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm ET
Environmental Legislation at the Federal Level: Other Key Developments in the Last 30 Years
This Panel will explore the central importance of fish and fish habitat protection and pollution prevention measures under the Fisheries Act, changes to the navigable waters protection regime and a broader look at general enforcement-related issues.
The panel will also present a brief history of law reform to CEPA and its regulations in response to emerging knowledge in science. In addition, the panel will address historical efforts to address climate change in Canada, and the role of carbon pricing strategies in policies to reduce GHG emissions under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act.
Speakers:
Yves Corriveau, Legal Counsel, Environment Legal Services, Department of Justice
Peter J. Davidson, Legal Counsel, Fisheries and Oceans Legal Services, Department of Justice
François-René Dussault, Acting Senior Counsel, Transport and Infrastructure Legal Services, Department of Justice
Joshua A. Jantzi, DLA Piper (Canada)
Alexandria J. Pike, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg
