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ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND ADVOCACY Y R A R B LI W A L N KI S A L A R O B INSTRUCTORS: JACK COOP AND RODNEY NORTHEY MATERIALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION (Cases, Articles, Statutes and Facta) C - copyright, 1999, Jack Coop X UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND ADVOCACY INSTRUCTORS: JACK COOP AND RODNEY NORTHEY MATERIALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION (Cases, Articles, Statutes and Facta) C - copyright, 1999, Jack Coop ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION AND ADVOCACY MATERIALS ON ENVIRONMENTAL LITIGATION (Cases, Articles, Statutes and Facta) TABLE OF CONTENTS A. THE GROWTH OF ENVIRONMENTAL TORTS Environment on Trial. 3rd ed., Estrin and Swaigen (1993, Emond Montgomery, Toronto) 1 Scarborough Golf and Country Club v. City of Scarborough et. al. (1986) 55 O.R. (2d) 193 (OHC) - liability of the City of Scarborough 8 The Queen in Right of Canada v. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool (1983) 143 D.L.R. (3d) 9 (SCC) 18 Bennett v. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario and Inco (SCO, General Division) • Motion Record 24 • Factum 38 • Rules 21.01 and 25.06 of the Rules of Civil Procedure 55 • Endorsement 57 • Order 61 B. THE EVOLVING DEFINITION OF REGULATORY NEGLIGENCE Tort Liability of Public Authorities. Constitutional and Administrative Law Section, Department of Justice Canada, 4th ed., June 1999 63 Environmental Harm. Civil Actions and Compensation. M. Faieta (1996, Butterworths, Markham) - extract on regulatory negligence 66 City of Kamloops v. Nielsen (1984) 10 D.L.R. (4th) 641 (SCC) 74 Scarborough Golf and Country Club v. City of Scarborough et. al. H9861 i 55 O.R. (2d) 193 (OHC) - liability of the Conservation Authority 80 Just v. British Columbia (1989) 64 D.L.R. (4th) 689 (SCC) 86 Swinamer v. Nova Scotia (1994) 112 D.L.R. (4th) 18 (SCC) 98 “The Vicarious Liability of the Federal Crown”, I. Whitehall, Q.C., from Personal Injury Law: Current Practices and Emerging Directions (1998, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto) 106 Environmental Law and Policy. 2nd ed., E. Hughes (1998, Emond Montgomery Publications Ltd., Toronto), pp.83-85 124 Heighington v. The Queen in Right of Ontario (1989) 4 C.E.L.R. (NS) 65 (OCA) 126 C. LIMITS TO CROWN LIABILITY Proceedings Against the Crown Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.27 128 Public Authorities Protection Act, R.S.O. 1990, chapter P.38 135 “Suing the Provincial Crown: Procedural Requirements”, Thomas C. Marshall, O.C.. from 1991 Institute of Continuing Legal Education (1991, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, Toronto) 138 “Special Privileges”, M. Michele Smith, from 1991 Institute of Continuing Legal Education (1991, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, Toronto) 154 Starline Entertainment Centre Inc. V. Ciccarelli (19951 25. O.R. (3d! 765 167 D. THE CHALLENGE OF LIMITATION PERIODS Environmental Harm. Civil Actions and Compensation. M. Faieta (1996, Butterworths, Markham) - extract on limitation periods 178 Roberts v. City of Portage La Prairie (1971) 17 D.L.R. (3d) 722 (SCC) 183 Bell Canada v. Olympia & York Developments Ltd. (1992) 13 M.P.L.R. (2d) 161 187 li Berendsen et.al. v. Her Maiestv the Queen in Right of Ontario • Factum of HMQ 195 • Factum of Berendsen 242 • Endorsement of Grossi, J. (General Division) 277 • Endorsement of Krever, J. (OCA) 282 E. ENVIRONMENTAL CLASS ACTIONS “Class Actions to Protect the Environment: A Real Weapon on Another Lawyer’s Word Game?”, S. Chester, from Environmental Rights in Canada. ed. J. Swaigen (1981, Butterworths, Toronto) 283 Class Proceedings Act, S.O. 1992, c.6 296 Rule 12, Rules of Civil Procedure 304 Class Actions in Canada. W. Branch (June 1998, Western Legal Publications, Vancouver) 306 Hollick v. Metropolitan Toronto (1998) 27 C.E.L.R. (NS) 48 (Gen.Div.) 309 Hollick v. City of Toronto (1998) 42 O.R. (3d) 473 (Div.Ct.) 317 Sutherland v. Canada (Attorney Generali (1997) B.C.J. No. 2550 (BCSC) (unreported) 322 Mangan v. Inco Limited (1996) 30 O.R. (3d) 90 (Gen.Div.) 339 Mangan v. Inco Limited (1998) 38 O.R. (3d) 703 (Gen.Div.) 342 Mangan v. Inco Limited (1998) O.J. No. 2684 (Gen.Div.) (unreported) 352 F. INTIMIDATION LAWSUITS (“SLAPPS” - STRATEGIC LAWSUITS AGAINST PUBLIC PARTICIPATION) “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation: Developing a Canadian Response”, C. Tollefson, from The Canadian Bar Review. Vol.73, 1994 354 Daishowa Inc, v. Friends of the Lubicon et. al. (1995) 30 C.R.R. (2d) 26 (Gen.Div.) 371 in Daishowa Inc, v. Friends of the Lubicon et. al. (1996) 27 O.R. (3d) 215 (Div.Ct.) 373 Daishowa Inc, v. Friends of the Lubicon et. al. (1998) 39 O.R. (3d) 620 (Gen.Div.) 375 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd, v. Brown (1994) B.C.J. No. 268 (BCCA) 398 MacMillan Bloedel Ltd, v. Brown (1994) 43 B.C.A.C. 1 (BCCA) 421 G. ENVIRONMENTAL BILL OF RIGHTS Environmental Bill of Rights, S.O. 1993, c.28 427 IV