Stewart Elgie
About Stewart Elgie
Stewart Elgie is a professor at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He has published and taught about constitutional law and the environment, and successfully litigated major cases on this issue in the Supreme Court of Canada (but he was not involved in the IAA case).
We can build a cleaner climate
Following the Jasper wildfire, some have suggested we should direct funding toward adaptation to climate change instead of prevention. This thinking is fundamentally flawed — and will only cost more in the long run.
The feds’ control over climate policy is alive and well
The Supreme Court of Canada has reaffirmed 35 years of jurisprudence establishing that Ottawa has broad authority to make laws about the environment and climate change.
Giving provinces a pipeline veto would set a dangerous precedent
What if, next time, a particular province opposes the expansion of inter-provincial rail systems or electricity transmission lines — both of which are important to fight climate change and build a clean economy. Should they get a veto too?