VANCOUVER, B.C. — Today, 15 young Canadians from across the country filed a lawsuit against the federal government of Canada for contributing to dangerous climate […]
It’s one of those classic David versus Goliath stories. For six years, Elisabeth “Lis” Stannus and Emily Toews, two elementary school teachers in the remote […]
PRESS RELEASE Victoria, BC — July 8, 2019 BC Nature is asking the Federal Court of Appeal for permission to judicially review federal Cabinet’s recent […]
CELL’s Executive Director Chris Tollefson sat as a Judge for the Semi Final round of the 2019 Willms & Shier Environmental Law Moot. This biennial […]
The B.C. legislature voted unanimously yesterday to pass Third Reading of the anti-SLAPP legislation introduced by Attorney General David Eby, called the Protection of Public […]
The National Energy Board has again recommended that the federal government approve the controversial Trans Mountain Expansion Project (TMX) in its report released on February […]
A strong cohort of eleven law students completed a term in CELL’s educational program this fall. This has been the largest cohort of students in […]
On behalf of BC Nature (Federation of BC Naturalists) and Nature Canada, CELL is going before the National Energy Board to ensure a proper assessment […]
This summer, CELL has had the pleasure of working with three amazing law students from three different law schools in Ontario and Quebec. Rory Shaw […]
CELL joins twenty-two allied organizations – including environmental organizations, legal experts, social justice and community groups – in calling on the provincial government to introduce […]