Earlier this summer, Jake Clark sat down with Professor Steven Chaplin to discuss the historical context of the Reference re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Act. Covering the context behind the 405-page case requires looking into the history of Canadian federalism, charting its constitutional origins and evolution in a world of rapid technological expansion. In doing so, they discussed watertight compartments, uranium regulation, and why there will always be jobs for lawyers.
Read MoreIn the wake of three provincial challenges to Canada’s federal carbon pricing law, the Supreme Court is currently deliberating the legal future of Canada’s emissions targets. Both Prof. Nathalie Chalifour and Prof. Jeremy de Beer intervened before the Court. Host Jake Clark sat down with the two sustainability law experts last autumn, shortly after the case was heard, to discuss the case and what it means for Canada’s domestic and international legal obligations.
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