Upcoming webinars
Go behind the scenes and learn about the critical environmental court cases that Ecojustice is taking on and the laws we’re fighting for to protect what we value most, the air we breathe, the water we drink, a safe climate.
Here’s your chance to get the inside scoop on Ecojustice’s legal challenge of Premier Jason Kenney’s biased public inquiry into “Anti-Albertan” activities.
On Feb. 11 and 12, Ecojustice lawyers will appear in the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench and argue that the Public Inquiry into Anti-Alberta Energy Campaigns is unlawful, biased, and unfair. You’ll hear about this upcoming, high-profile legal battle directly from executive director Devon Page and Alberta-based lawyers David Khan and Melissa Gorrie.
Get ready to deepen your understanding of the public inquiry, the political landscape in which it took root, and Ecojustice’s efforts to quash it. Reserve your spot today.
Webinar recordings
#GenClimateAction: How youth-led litigation is making Canadian legal history
This conversation features key figures in Ecojustice’s most ambitious climate lawsuit to date. You’ll hear directly from lawyers Danielle Gallant and Spencer Bass in conversation with two of the young climate activists — Shaelyn Wabeijig and Zoe Keary-Matnzer — that Ecojustice is backing in a Charter case against the Ontario government for its failure to take action on the climate crisis.
Achieving net-zero: How a climate accountability law can get us there
Watch this special Q&A session and find out how a strong, new climate law will get us to net-zero by 2050 while aiding a just recovery and recognizing Indigenous voices. You’ll also gain practical tips on how to hold your elected leaders to account for climate action.
Road to the Supreme Court of Canada: Our climate future on the line
This exclusive conversation takes you behind-the-scenes with Ecojustice lawyers as they prepared to appear before the Supreme Court of Canada in a landmark hearing that will decide the fate of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act — and climate action in Canada.
Fight for healthier communities: The role of strong laws in protecting Canadians
Join Dr. Elaine MacDonald to get an inside view on how Ecojustice’s healthy communities team is challenging all levels of government to defend Canadians’ right to a healthy environment, pushing to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, and fighting off opportunistic attempts to deregulate environmental protection under the cover of the coronavirus pandemic. Learn more about Elaine here.
Defending nature: Standing up for wildlife and natural spaces
Join Margot Venton to get the scoop on how, even though there’s a pandemic going on, Ecojustice’s nature team is busier than ever with efforts to challenge risky oil and gas exploration that puts the environment at risk, urging government to give critically-endangered Southern Resident killer whales a fighting chance at survival, and pushing for strong laws that defend nature and biodiversity. Learn more about Margot here.
There is no plan(et) B: The fight for strong climate action in Canada
Post-coronavirus, we’ll still be in a climate emergency. Join climate program director Alan Andrews — in conversation with lawyer Julia Croome and Ecojustice client Alex Neufeldt — for an exclusive update on Ecojustice’s work advocating for new, sorely-needed climate laws at the federal level, challenging carbon-intensive infrastructure, and backing seven courageous young people as they fight for their futures in our biggest climate litigation to date. Learn more about Alan, Julia and Alex.
