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Environmental Law

Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

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2009

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Shifting Focus: Towards Outcome-Based Policy And Regulation Making For Maritime Safety And Vessel-Source Pollution In Canada, Aldo Chircop, Eric Machum Jan 2009

Shifting Focus: Towards Outcome-Based Policy And Regulation Making For Maritime Safety And Vessel-Source Pollution In Canada, Aldo Chircop, Eric Machum

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A recent publication concluded that “... Canadian water transportation policy is a history of: laissez faire; protection, financing and subsidization; government operation, ownership and privatization; expanded protection; commercialization; and a market oriented philosophy.” Consistent with this larger policy process, subsidiary policy and regulation making for maritime safety and vessel-source pollution in Canada have followed the roller-coaster pattern, punctuated by parallel milestones.