Jan15
Public urged to support call for impact assessment of radioactive waste project that ignores transport risks, impacted communities, and Indigenous rights
The nuclear industry’s flawed proposal to dispose of Canada’s most long-lived radioactive waste has sparked serious concern among environmental lawyers, Indigenous rights holders, and civil society organizations ...
Dec15
Ontario’s Bill 5 erodes good governance in the province
This article was originally published in The Conversation. In this blog post, Staff Lawyer Kanisha Acharya-Patel and guest author Dr. Lowitt unpack a series of proposed ...
Dec15
Indigenous Grassroots Intervention in Bill 5 Court Challenge Asserts Bill 5 Ignores Indigenous Law, Harms Rights and Culture
Ramon Kataquapit and Michel Koostachin – both from Attawapiskat First Nation – are seeking to intervene in ongoing litigation by nine First Nations challenging the ...
Nov12
Niniibawtamin Anishinaabe Aki Gathering: Protecting the Land and Water from Mining Extraction and Radioactive Contamination
Our latest blog reflects on our experience attending the Niniibawtamin Anishinaabe Aki (translation: “Stand Up for Our Land”) Gathering in Thunder Bay, Ontario alongside our ...