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#onnpoli #greenbelt
#onnpoli #greenbelt
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1/3 Provincial environmental laws are based on provincial constitutional powers, such as over municipalities, local works and undertakings, property and civil rights, provincially owned (public) lands, and natural resources. According to the Supreme Court,
2/3 federal jurisdiction over the #environment is mainly supported by main federal “powers”: the criminal law power and the “peace, order and good government” power. It may also come from other federal powers. The Supreme Court of Canada has recognized that
3/3 environmental management and protection is a broad area and, depending on the issue, falls under federal or provincial jurisdiction. Parliament could enact new or expanded federal legislation respecting environmental protection as long as such action can be linked to a
4. federal power and meets the criteria established by the Supreme Court of Canada in its recent decisions. Read more here canada.ca/en/environment…
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