IRES Seminar Series

Time: 12:30pm to 1:30pm (every Thursday)

Location: AERL Theatre (room 120), 2202 Main Mall

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Revamping Canada’s Environmental Laws

When Canada’s Liberal government was elected in 2015, they promised to repair the extensive damage inflicted on environmental laws and policies by Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government. In early February, bills introducing changes to the Fisheries Act, National Energy Board Act, and Canadian Environmental Assessment Act were introduced.

Bio:

Jonathan Wilkinson is the Member of Parliament for North Vancouver and the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change. He will lead a discussion about the process that led to the proposed changes, and whether the laws are strong enough to rebuild public trust, respect Indigenous rights, and fulfill Canada’s climate change commitments. Jonathan Wilkinson was elected Member of Parliament for North Vancouver on October 19th, 2015. Shortly thereafter he was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.

This seminar will not be filmed.