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New Post: How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail
How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail
By: Gideon Christian Decisions commented on: R v Klayme, 2024 NSPC 4 (CanLII) and R v Klayme, 2026 NSCA 59 (CanLII) PDF Version: How an Underscore Sent an Innocent Man to Jail It all began when a m…
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New Post: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026: The Problem with the AER’s Long Run Plan for Orphan Oil and Gas Sites ablawg.ca/2026/07/30...…il-and-gas-sites/
The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026: The Problem with the AER’s Long Run Plan for Orphan Oil and Gas Sites
By: Drew Yewchuk Matter Commented On: Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026 PDF Version: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2025/2026: The Problem with the AER’s Long Run Plan for …
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New Post: A Successor in Title to the Settlor of a Trust (a GRTA) Cannot Apply to Vary That Trust ablawg.ca/2026/07/28...…-vary-that-trust/
A Successor in Title to the Settlor of a Trust (a GRTA) Cannot Apply to Vary That Trust
By: Nigel Bankes Decisions commented on: Montreal Trust Company of Canada v Astl, 2026 ABKB 255 (CanLII) and Montreal Trust Company of Canada v Astl, 2026 ABKB 510 (CanLII). PDF Version: A Successo…
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New Post: Joint Responsibility Under Alberta’s Mines and Minerals Act ablawg.ca/2026/07/20...…and-minerals-act/
New Post: The State of Document Dumping in BC after Acciona ablawg.ca/2026/07/17...…bc-after-acciona/
New Post: Decrypting Bill C-22, Part I: Why Canada Needs a Lawful Access Regime ablawg.ca/2026/07/14...…ul-access-regime/
New Post: Canada's Evolving Right to Shelter: Region of Waterloo v Named Respondents & Persons Unknown ablawg.ca/2026/07/10...
New Post: $120,000 Penalty for the 2023 Kearl Tailings Overflow ablawg.ca/2026/07/02...
New Post: Alberta Energy Regulator Makes Rule Changes Aimed At Gutting Participation by ENGOs ablawg.ca/2026/06/08...…ipation-by-engos/
New Post: Standing in the Athabasca: AER Denies Nature Procedural Personhood in Alberta ablawg.ca/?p=15155&p...
New Post: Submission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
Submission on Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
By: Emily Laidlaw Matter Commented On: Study on the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) in the information and communication technology sector, Standing Senate Committee on…
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New Post: When is a Citizen Initiative Petition a Dead Parrot? ablawg.ca/2026/05/21...
New Post: Rescous and Pound-Breach: Re-Discovering Two Archaic Statutory Torts in Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/05/14...
New Post: The Next Installment in the Continuing Debate Over Pore Space Conflict in Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/05/08...…flict-in-alberta/
The Next Installment in the Continuing Debate Over Pore Space Conflict in Alberta
By: Nigel Bankes Decisions Commented On: (1) Request for a Regulatory Appeal by E3 Lithium Ltd. (E3), April 14, 2026; (2) Request for a Regulatory Appeal by PrairieSky Royalty Ltd. (PrairieSky), Ap…
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New Post: Roommates Without Remedies: Co-Tenancy and the Limits of Alberta’s Residential Tenancies Act ablawg.ca/2026/05/04...…al-tenancies-act/
New Post: Does the Federal Court have Jurisdiction to Review a Decision of an Insolvency Trustee? ablawg.ca/2026/04/28...…solvency-trustee/
New Post: Limitations Laws and Gender-Based Violence Torts ablawg.ca/2026/04/27...…d-violence-torts/
New Post: Bill 30, Expedited Project Approvals: Proponents Should Look Before They Leap ablawg.ca/2026/04/24...…before-they-leap/
Bill 30, Expedited Project Approvals: Proponents Should Look Before They Leap
By: Nigel Bankes and Drew Yewchuk Matters Commented On: (1) Bill 30: Expedited 120 Day Approvals Act, first reading, April 14, 2026, (2) Press Release, Faster Approvals for Major Projects, April 14…
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New Post: The Next Shoe Drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) Interests File an International Investment Law Claim Against Canada ablawg.ca/2026/04/14...…m-against-canada/
The Next Shoe Drops. The Northback (Grassy Mountain) Interests File an International Investment Law Claim Against Canada
By: Nigel Bankes and Kyla Tienhaara Matter Commented On: Request for Arbitration, Riversdale Resources Pty Ltd and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd v Canada, December 16, 2024, and Notice of Intent to S…
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New Post: The Minority Report on Electoral Districts: Will the Law Protect Alberta from UCP Gerrymandering? ablawg.ca/2026/04/13...…p-gerrymandering/
New Post: Unpaid Oil and Gas Municipal Property Taxes: Another Problem for the AER’s Closure and Liability Management System ablawg.ca/2026/04/09...…anagement-system/
New Post: Distress for Rent in Alberta (Residential Tenancies) ablawg.ca/2026/03/27...…ential-tenancies/
New Post: Back to School Act Survives Injunction Application ablawg.ca/2026/03/26...…tion-application/
Back to School Act Survives Injunction Application
By: Jennifer Koshan Case Commented On: Alberta Teachers Association v Alberta (AG), 2026 ABKB 190 PDF Version: Back to School Act Survives Injunction Application On March 13, 2026, Justice Douglas …
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New Post: The Proposed Co-operation Agreement on Environmental and Impact Assessment between Canada and Alberta ablawg.ca/2026/03/18...…nada-and-alberta/
New Post: Continuing Implementation of Revisions to the Columbia River Treaty ablawg.ca/2026/03/11...…bia-river-treaty/
Continuing Implementation of Revisions to the Columbia River Treaty
By: Nigel Bankes Matters Commented On: (1) Annual Report of the Permanent Engineering Board (PEB) to the Governments of the United States and Canada under the terms of the Columbia River Treaty for…
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New Post: The Notwithstanding Clause x 4 in Alberta: Now What? ablawg.ca/2026/03/10...
New Post: “Time is of the Essence” Clauses are Incompatible with Indefinite Time Provisions ablawg.ca/2026/03/03...…-time-provisions/
New Post: The Application of Provincial Statutes of Limitation to Indigenous Claims ablawg.ca/2026/02/26...…ndigenous-claims/