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Ea Expert Panel Report: Reflections On Canada's Proposed Next Generation Assessment Process, Meinhard Doelle, A. John Sinclair
Ea Expert Panel Report: Reflections On Canada's Proposed Next Generation Assessment Process, Meinhard Doelle, A. John Sinclair
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In this paper, we share our preliminary reflections on the Expert Panel Report on the reform of the federal environmental assessment process. The report, entitled: Building Common Ground: A New Vision for Impact Assessment in Canada, was released by Minister McKenna on April 5, 2017. The report is the result of an open and thorough public engagement process that heard from a large number of Canadians with a keen interest in EA. The Expert Panel Report offers a blueprint broadly consistent with proposals for next generation federal assessment. Some elements will require further thought, and much of the critical detail …
The Lower Churchill Panel Review: Sustainability Assessment Under Legislative Constraints, Meinhard Doelle
The Lower Churchill Panel Review: Sustainability Assessment Under Legislative Constraints, Meinhard Doelle
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This paper reviews the experience of applying a sustainability framework in the assessment of the Lower Churchill Hydroelectric project in Labrador, Canada. In it's 2011 report, the Joint Review Panel proposed a decision-making framework for determining whether and how the project would make a net contribution to sustainability. In its framework, the panel considered the distribution of environmental, social, and economic impacts, benefits, risks and uncertainties.
Ea Expert Panel Report: A Preliminary Assessment Of Canada's Proposed New Federal Assessment Process, Meinhard Doelle
Ea Expert Panel Report: A Preliminary Assessment Of Canada's Proposed New Federal Assessment Process, Meinhard Doelle
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The paper offers an overview and assessment of the key recommendations of the EA Expert Panel's report on the reform of the federal environmental assessment process in Canada. The paper covers the proposed application of the process, the process and institutions, the proposed approach to jurisdictional cooperation, the scope, the role of regional and strategic assessments, public participation, the role of indigenous peoples, and follow up and compliance. The paper concludes that the report offers a very useful blueprint for reform, but that many details have yet to be worked out.