Take No Prisoners! Ontario's New Environmental Legislation
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Take No Prisoners! Ontario's New Environmental Legislation
On October 27, 2004, Ontario's Minister of the Environment, Leona Dombrowsky, introduced the Environmental Enforcement Statute Law Amendment Act, 2004 ("Bill 133") for first reading. The bill proposes significant amendments to the Environmental Protection Act (EPA) and the Ontario Water Resources Act (OWRA).
The two most radical changes of Bill 133 are the introduction of onerous "Environmental Penalties" and significant changes to the liabilities and duties of directors and officers of corporations. Bill 133 embraces the concept of absolute liability (no due diligence defence), increases fines, intro...See the full content of this document
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