Sentences with phrase «jurisdiction over the environment»

No matter, federal jurisdiction over the environment — including the jurisdiction to impose a national price on carbon — may also be based on its taxation power, or on its residual jurisdiction over matters of «national concern» under the Peace, Order, and Good Governance (POGG) power.

Faced with such disputes — and Professor Leach is right, the list will be endless absent a constitutionally - entrenched climate framework — it is crucial to understand that jurisdiction over the environment in Canada is shared by the federal and provincial governments.

There is no such sweeping category to support Federal jurisdiction over the environment.

Not exact matches

«It would be good for Canada and the global environment if we had more disputes over environmental jurisdiction,» she said, adding negotiations and compromise often result in «watering down» policies.

The Board of Trade is concerned that B.C.'s attempt to exert jurisdiction over coastal waterways may infringe on federal jurisdiction over navigable waterways and the coastal marine environment.

«Premier Horgan went to Ottawa citing B.C.'s jurisdiction and concerns over protection of the marine environment, despite his government's recent admission that they were advised by their own legal experts last summer that BC has no jurisdiction to stop the pipeline,» said Chris Gardner, President, Independent Contractors and Businesses Association.

One of the counts reads: «That you, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, being the governor (also known as chief servant) of Niger State from 2007 to 2015; Umar Mohammed Nasko, being the former Commissioner for Environment / Chief of Staff to Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu, sometime between April 7, 2015 and December 7, 2015 in Minna within the jurisdiction of this honourable court while being entrusted with dominion over money belonging to Niger State Government dishonestly converted to your own use the sum of N1, 090, 000,000, which formed part of the proceeds of the sale of 16 per cent shares of Niger State in the North South Power Company Limited and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 312 of the Penal Code.»

We worked over the years in order to put in place a customised legal service, by creating unprecedented international legal resources and by hunting high profile legal specialists with strong knowledge of the local constraints in the legal practice industries and the local environment (legal, economy and political) as a whole in each jurisdiction we cover.

enormous practical benefits in adopting the agreed statement of facts model... as well as broadening the jurisdiction for determinations to include a... power over non-native title matters, but these changes are very much at the back - end of any process and will not of themselves kindle a native title environment conducive to achieving negotiated outcomes.