Stephanie Hewson, Ross Jameson
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Opinion, Energy, Culture
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June 12th 2020
The Gwaii Haanas National Marine Conservation Area Reserve, also a Haida Heritage Site, is a prominent example of Indigenous-led, co-operatively managed marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canada, write Ross Jameson, an ocean conservation manager with the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society and Stephanie Hewson, staff lawyer at West Coast Environmental Law.
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Opinion
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News, Island Insider
| June 12th 2020
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Lawyers representing youth navigating the criminal justice system say Crown prosecutors are showing more leniency during the pandemic as court closures create a backlog of cases. Advocates hope they keep it going once courts reopen.
Morgan Sharp
News, Next Gen Insider
| June 12th 2020
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The decision adds to the Supreme Court of Canada’s body of work dealing with entrapment, the idea that police should not randomly test people’s virtue, and that the state should be limited in how it can manipulate people for the purpose of scoring convictions.
Carl Meyer
News, Ottawa Insider
| June 11th 2020
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The Ontario premier and his health minister got tested yesterday after another minister was in contact with someone who had the virus.
Emma McIntosh
News, Politics
| June 11th 2020
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A British Columbia mayor says his community has embarked on a COVID-19 kindness campaign to counter concerns about animosity after reports of rudeness towards people driving vehicles with out-of-province licence plates.
Dirk Meissner
News, Politics
| June 12th 2020
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Early analysis of vessel speeds in the Cabot Strait shows that more than two-thirds are not complying with a voluntary speed restriction meant to protect endangered right whales that migrate through the area.
Holly McKenzie-Sutter
News, Politics
| June 11th 2020
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Sure, the pandemic restrictions are easing, but don't let that stop you from watching what's out there.
Volkmar Richter
Reviews, Culture
| June 11th 2020
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The federal lobbying watchdog is asking for a budget increase to enable her office to modernize the way it registers lobbyists and keeps track of their activities — just as it's seeing a surge in lobbying sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joan Bryden
News, Politics
| June 11th 2020
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