The Environment and the Charter

• Author: Dayna Nadine Scott
• Pages: 188-201

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TheEnvironment

and the Charter

DaynaNadineSco*

A. INTRODUCTION

EnvironmentallawinCanadaisoftenapproacheda sthemani festation

of a complexa ndcontested ju risdictional struggle ch aracterized as a

tugofwarb etween federala ndprovinc ialorder sofgovern ment The

jurisdictional struggleis performedinlegal andpolitical circlesbutits

eectsarefeltmostacutelyont hegroundasenvi ronmentalandhealt h

impactsunevenly aectCa nadians inthei rdaily livesAlthoughthese

strugglesc annotbe unifor mlycharac terizeda sconteststo llnorvacate

jurisdictiona lspacetheyhaveclearlycontributedtoa collectivefail

uretoenactan eectiveand coordinateds ystemofenviron mentallaw

andregulationinCanada

 AssociatePr ofessorOsgoodeHallLawScho olandtheFacultyofEnv ironmental 

StudiesatYorkUniversityThiscontribut iondrawsheavilyonDaynaNadineS co

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ronmental PolicyVancouverUBCPressMeinhardDoelleCh risTollefson

EnvironmentalLawCasesandMater ialsdedTorontoCarswell

 LyndaCollinsHeatherMcLe odKilmurrayThe Canadian La w of Toxic Torts

TorontoCanadaLawBookthequestionnowiswhethergover nmentsmust