Submission: Conservation Officers: The Need for Independent Public Oversight
Submission to the Special Legislative Committee on Reforming the Police Act prepared on behalf of Raincoast Conservation.
Category Archives : Government
Reducing Commuter Trips to Decrease BC’s GHG Emissions
A recent ELC submission prepared for Be the Change Earth Alliance shows that introducing a mandatory program to reduce commuting trips could eliminate an estimated 5% of BC’s GHG emissions. Commute Trip Reduction Initiatives: Implementing Efficiencies in Transportation for a Green >
Submission: Proposed Integrated Management Approach to Plastics
Submission in response to the federal government’s discussion paper released following the October announcement to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030.
The Case for Indigenous Guardian Programs
Indigenous Guardians monitor and protect the lands and waters on their territory. They are the “eyes and ears” of a First Nation on the ground. Guardians monitor the activities of resources users, enforce federal, provincial, and Indigenous laws, gather data >
The Case for a Guardian Network Initiative
A report prepared by the BC First Nations Energy and Mining Council and the UVic Environmental Law Centre that calls upon provincial and federal governments to collaborate with Nations and Guardians to establish a Guardian Network Initiative across the province >
BC Mining Law Reform: A Plan of Action for Change
Report presenting a set of recommendations for reform of BC’s mining laws and better regulation of the mining industry.
The Case for Reform: British Columbia Must Regulate Single-Use Plastics
Report prepared for Kids for a Plastic Free Canada providing law reform recommendations to regulate single-use plastics in British Columbia
The Need to Reform BC’s Private Managed Forest Land Act
Report prepared for Wildsight outlines BC’s Private Managed Forest Land Act, offers examples of how current practices on private managed forest land is causing harm to communities across BC, and proposes eight suggestions for law reform.
BRIEFING NOTE: Key Elements of a Participant Funding Program for BC’s Environmental Assessment Act
The provincial government enacted the new Environmental Assessment Act in November 2018, and it is currently developing regulations and policies before the bill comes into force. The ELC is collaborating with West Coast Environmental Law and other environmental groups to >
Federal government action and climate change
The ELC has developed a comprehensive overview that identifies how Canada provides billions of dollars in subsidies each year to the fossil fuel industry. “Despite Canada having committed to the Paris Agreement, it is still subsidizing the fossil fuel industry >