Caucus Archives

Biodiversity Caucus Archives

The Youth Guidebook to Policy Change for intergenerational Partnerships

Preliminary analysis of the Draft Strategic Plan of the CBD March 31, 2010

Biological Diversity and the Convention From a Canadian environmental perspective March 2008

EPA Caucus Archives

EPA Caucus Submission to the Expert Review of Federal Environmental Assessment Processes. December 14, 2016

EPA Caucus Submission on Development of a Public Engagement Plan August 23, 2016

Caucus submission on Review of Environmental Assessment Processes July 20, 2016

Fulfilling the Promise: Basic Components of Next Generation Environmental Assessment Gibson, Doelle and John Sinclair. 2016

Reconceptualizing public participation in environmental assessment as EA civics, John Sinclair and Alan Diduk, 2016

Caucus submission on Regulations Amending the Regulations Designating Physical Activities, May 20, 2013

Environmental Assessment Law for a Healthy, Secure and Sustainable Canada, February 2012

A comparison of two basic approaches to addressing the deficiencies of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. R B Gibson. 28 November 2011

Notes for a presentation to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. R B Gibson 3 November 2011

EPA Caucus Letter to Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development. October 25, 2011

Environmental Petitions “Getting Answers” June 2009

Ideas for a More Effective Environmental Movement in Canada. June 2005

Enhancing working relationships between Environment Canada and Environmental Non-Government Organizations, March 21, 2003

EPA Caucus Submission to the Expert Review of Federal Environmental Assessment Processes. December 14, 2016

Minister McKenna- Response to EPA Caucus funding request 10 Nov 2016

EPA Caucus Letter to Minister McKenna- Funding for public involvement in Review of Environmental Assessment Processes. 17 September 2016

EPA Caucus Submission on Development of a Public Engagement Plan August 23, 2016

Caucus submission on Review of Environmental Assessment Processes July 20, 2016

Fulfilling the Promise: Basic Components of Next Generation Environmental Assessment Gibson, Doelle and John Sinclair. 2016

Reconceptualizing public participation in the environmental assessment as EA civics, John Sinclair and Alan Diduk, 2016

Handbook of Sustainability Assessment. Sinclair et. al 2015.

Caucus submission on Regulations Amending the Regulations Designating Physical Activities published on April 20, 2013 in the Canada Gazette, Part One, May 20, 2013

EPA Caucus Submission- Amendment of the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (RDPA) under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 (CEAA 2012) December 6, 2012

Environmental Law Centre. Comments on the Regulations Designating Physical Activities promulgated under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA, 2012). Sept 5, 2012

Conservation Council of New Brunswick’s Amendments to the Regulations Describing Physical Activities CEAA 2012. Aug 26, 2012

EPA Caucus submission on Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (“Project List Regulations”) Aug 24, 2012

West Coast Environmental Law. CEAA 2012 submission on Recommended Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities. Aug 24, 2012

David Suzuki Foundations Comments on CEAA 2012. Aug 24, 2012

The Council of Canadians response to CEAA 2012. August 24 2012

MiningWatch Canada. Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities (“Project List Regulations”) – Thresholds for Environmental Review of Mining Projects August 24, 2012

Nature Canada-CEAA 2012 response to the Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Designating Physical Activities. Aug 24, 2012

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION- AMENDMENTS TO THE PROJECTS LIST REGULATIONS UNDER THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT, 2012. Aug 23, 2012

Ecojustice- Amendment proposal for the Regulations Designating Physical Activities and the Prescribed Information Regulations under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012. Aug 22, 2012

Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 Regulations designating physical activities. Coalition St. Lawrence. Aug 12, 2012

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Act (CEAA) 2012: A Plain Language Summary. Priyanka Vittal. July 2012

CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ASSOCIATION. BILL C-38: REPEAL OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FISHERIES ACT. June 7, 2012

Notes on the key substantive changes to federal environmental assessment in the proposed Canadian Environmental Assessment Act 2012 included in the omnibus budget implementation Bill C-38. 16 May 2012.

Environmental Assessment Law for a Healthy, Secure and Sustainable Canada, February 2012.

A comparison of two basic approaches to addressing the deficiencies of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. R B Gibson. 28 November 2011

MiningWatch Canada. Supplementary Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Regarding the Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Nov 28, 2011

West Coast Environmental Law. Letter to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development on Seven Year Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act Nov 28, 2011

MiningWatch Canada. Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Regarding the Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Nov 24, 2011

Submission to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development concerning the 7 Year Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Arlene Kwasniak. Nov 15, 2011

Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Concerning the Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Peter J. Usher. 15 November 2011

Ensuring Effective and Efficient Federal Environmental Assessment Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. John Sinclair. Nov 3, 2011

Notes for a presentation to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. R B Gibson 3 November 2011

EPA Caucus Letter to Standing Committee on the Environment and Sustainable Development. October 25, 2011

New Directions for Federal Environmental Assessment. Stephen Hazell. October 25, 2011

SPEAKING NOTES FOR PRESENTATION TO THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT:

REVIEW OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT. Richard Lindgren Oct 27, 2011.

Northwest Institute- Comparison of the British Columbia and Federal Environmental Assessments for the Prosperity Mine. Mark Haddock, Ll.B. July 2011

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN THE CLIMATE CENTURY. Stephen Hazell. April 15, 2011

Environmental Law Centre. Statutory Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. March 21, 2011.

The Seven-year Review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, Ecojustice. March 14, 2011.

Preparing a sustainability-based argument for environmental assessment proceedings in Canada. Robert B. Gibson. 28 March 2011

EPA caucus report- Inter-jurisdictional Coordination of EA: Challenges and opportunities arising from differences among provincial and territorial assessment requirements and processes November, 20 2010

Improving The Effectiveness Of Environmental Assessment In Addressing Federal Environmental Priorities. Stephen Hazell. October 2010

Reforming the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act: A Suggested Framework for an EPA Caucus Submission to the CEAA Seven‐year Review Stephen Hazell, October 31, 2010

USE AND ABUSE OF ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT IN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT LAW AND PRACTICE: A CANADIAN EXAMPLE AND GENERAL LESSONS. Arlene Kwasniak 23 August 2010

LAW AND POLICY OPTIONS FOR STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IN CANADA. Hugh Benevides, Denis Kirchhoff, Robert Gibson and Meinhard Doelle. October 2009

Environmental Petitions “Getting Answers” June 2009

CONSIDERING SMALL PROJECT ASSESSMENT. Peter Duck. March, 2009

EPA Letter to the minister- CEAA March 2009

Amendments to the Exclusion List Regulations and new Infrastructure Projects Environmental Assessment Adaptation Regulations Arlene Kwasniak, March 23, 2009

Moving Away from Self-Assessment. A Discussion Paper by Hugh Benevides, East Coast Environmental Law Association March 2009

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS SUBSTITUTION: IS MEANINGFUL PUBLIC PARTICIPATION POSSIBLE? Prepared by Gary Schneider, John Sinclair and Lisa Mitchell – March 2009

Adaptive Management in Environmental Assessment and Environmental Management: A Legal and Policy Analysis, Arlene Kwasniak. March 2009

Sierra Club Canada. Conservatives to dismantle Environmental Assessment Law. Press Release, January 14, 2009

ENGO CONCERNS FOR THE REVIEW OF THE CANADIAN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACT. Environmental Planning And Assessment Caucus. Peter Duck. March 2008

Backgrounder on Scoping under CEAA. Authors: Meinhard Doelle, Arlene Kwasniak, 2007

STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT. A DISCUSSION PAPER FOR CAPACITY-BUILDING PURPOSES. 2007

Ideas for a More Effective Environmental Movement in Canada. June 2005

EPA Caucus- Funding Options, Organizational Models, & Potential Sources of Funding, for Legal Actions Relating to

Environmental Assessment for Canadians. Final Report. Spring 2005

Addressing Species at Risk Act Considerations under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. 2005

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA): A Guide for Reviewers. Tracy Glynn. May 19, 2004

Enhancing working relationships between Environment Canada and Environmental Non-Government Organizations, March 21, 2003

Climate Change and Environmental Assessment: A Primer for Participants

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS SUBSTITUTION: A PARTICIPANT’S VIEW Prepared by Gary Schneider, John Sinclair and Lisa Mitchell

West Coast Environmental Law. BRIEFING NOTE: Weakening Canada’s Environmental Protection Laws

Harmonization in Environmental Assessment in Canada: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Arlene Kwasniak

BASIC PRINCIPLES OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Health Caucus Archives

Report on Multi-Stakeholder Workshop on Regulations Respecting Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products

September 6, 2017

Perspectives on Initiatives and Programs on Coal-Fired Power Plants and Mercury Emissions, Anna Tilman, February 2004

Analysis of Mercury Emissions from Coal-Fired Plants and Canada-Wide Standards, Anna Tilman, March 2002