- Posts by Chris G. Baldwin
Senior ConsultantChris advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies, project development and mine operations throughout Canada and the world. He has assisted in the structuring and negotiation of hundreds of ...
In Yukon and Canada v. B.Y.G. Natural Resources Inc., 2007 YKSC 02, the Yukon Supreme Court recently granted the Canadian government leave to pursue the oppression remedy as a mechanism to pierce the corporate veil and hold individuals accountable for mining practices with serious environmental repercussions.
The events leading up to this significant decision unfolded ...
In what could be a precedent-setting case, on November 18, 2005, Ontario's Court of Appeal certified a $750 million class-action suit alleging damages from environmental contamination caused by an Inco refinery in a southwestern Ontario community. Inco sought leave to appeal of the Court of Appeal's decision in February 2006. Leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada ...
On April 24, 2008, the Province of British Columbia announced that it will not support the exploration and development of uranium in British Columbia and is establishing a “no registration reserve” under the Mineral Tenure Act for uranium and thorium. The “no registration reserve” will ensure any future claims do not include the rights to uranium. Government also ...
On April 17, 2007 the Alberta Legislature passed legislation to reduce greenhouse gas emission intensity from large industry. The Climate Change and Emissions Management Amendment Act and accompanying Specified Gas Emitters Regulation provide that, starting 1 July 2007, companies that emit more than 100,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases a year must reduce their ...
On April 26, 2007, the Honourable John Baird, Minister of the Environment, announced the federal government’s climate change plan entitled “Turning the Corner: An Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Air Pollution”. As set out in the plan, the federal government has committed to reducing Canada’s total emissions of greenhouse gases, relative to 2006 ...
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