The Environment and the Charter

AuthorDayna Nadine Scott
Pages188-201
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TheEnvironment
and the Charter
DaynaNadineSco*
A. INTRODUCTION
EnvironmentallawinCanadaisoftenapproachedasthemanifestation
of a complexa ndcontested ju risdictional struggle ch aracterized as a
tugofwarbetweenfederalandprovincialordersofgovernment The
jurisdictionalstruggleisperformedinlegalandpoliticalcirclesbutits
eectsarefeltmostacutelyonthegroundasenvironmentalandhealth
impactsunevenlyaectCanadiansintheirdailylivesAlthoughthese
strugglescannotbeuniformlycharacterizedasconteststollnorvacate
jurisdictionalspacetheyhaveclearlycontributedtoacollectivefail
uretoenactaneectiveandcoordinatedsystemofenvironmentallaw
andregulationinCanada
 AssociateProfessorOsgoodeHallLawSchoolandtheFacultyofEnvironmental
StudiesatYorkUniversityThiscontributiondrawsheavilyonDaynaNadineSco
TheEnvironmentFederalismandtheCharterinNatalieDesRosiersPatrick
MacklemPeterOliveredsThe Ox ford Handbook of the Canadian ConstitutionNew
YorkOxfordUniversityPressonlinewwwoxfordhandbookscomview
lawlawchapterrskeyEuMZresult
JacquiHebertLatOsgoodeHallLawSchoolandastudentinthejointMESJD
Programwasinstrumentalinthedraftingofthiscontribution
 SeeforexampleKathrynHarrisonPassingtheBuckFederalismandCanadianEnvi-
ronmental PolicyVancouverUBCPressMeinhardDoelleChrisTollefson
EnvironmentalLawCasesandMaterialsdedTorontoCarswell
 LyndaCollinsHeatherMcLeodKilmurrayThe Canadian La w of Toxic Torts
TorontoCanadaLawBookthequestionnowiswhethergovernmentsmust

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