Stepan Wood

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The Ontario Court of Appeal is seen in Toronto on April 2019. A new ruling by the Ontario court could pave the way for greater climate accountability in the province. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Recent Ontario appeal court ruling on youth‑led climate case could be a constitutional ‘game‑changer’

Stepan Wood, University of British Columbia

A landmark legal ruling in Ontario could pave the way for greater government climate accountability in the province while setting an important precedent for the rest of the country.
Tents at an encampment in Crab Park, Vancouver, in August 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

British Columbia’s proposed bill on ‘alternative shelter’ risks doing serious harm to unhoused people

Stepan Wood, University of British Columbia; Alexandra Flynn, University of British Columbia, and Estair Van Wagner, University of Victoria

If passed, B.C.’s Bill 45 will trample over the constitutional rights of unhoused people by ignoring shelter barriers, Indigenous rights and the need for daytime shelter
Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs from left, Rob Alfred, John Ridsdale and Antoinette Austin, take part in a rally in Smithers, B.C., in January 2020 against the Coastal GasLink project. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Coastal GasLink pipeline dispute is a nation‑to‑nation matter

Stepan Wood, University of British Columbia; Gordon Christie, University of British Columbia, and Jocelyn Stacey, University of British Columbia

Reconciliation cannot be achieved by the brute force of the RCMP or the self-interests of energy companies.

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