Resources

Reports & Submissions

About PILC

Bright Future: PILC Stakeholder Engagement Report (2022)

Consumer Law

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Environment

Lake Winnipeg Regulation

The Public Interest Law Centre’s presentation on behalf of the Consumers’ Association of Canada (Manitoba Branch) to the Manitoba Clean Environment Commission hearing on Lake Winnipeg Regulation. Presented April 2015.

Equity and Balance in the LWR dialogue

Appendix 1 – What We Heard
Appendix 2 – Selected Legislative Developments in Canada
Appendix 3 – Selected Legislative Developments in Other Jurisdictions
Appendix 4 – Water governance table
Appendix 5 – Summary of Manitoba Water Laws
Appendix 6 – Water Licensing
Appendix 7 – Public Trust Doctrine
Appendix 8 – Research Issues regarding The Water Powers Act
Appendix 9 – Review of Lake Winnipeg Regulation studies

CEAA, NEB, Fisheries and Navigable Waters Reviews

Written submissions of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs submitted to the Expert Panel for the Review of the Environmental Assessment Processes

Written brief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs submitted to the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans for the Review of the Fisheries Act

Written brief of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs submitted to the Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities for the Review of the Navigation Protection Act

Written submission of the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs submitted to the Expert Panel for the National Energy Board Modernization

Appendix 1 – A coordinated Approach to Protecting the Environment

Appendix 2 – Ojinsay Aki Youth Statement

Appendix 3 – Ogichi Tibakonigaywin, Kihche Othasowewin, Tako Wakan: The Great Binding Law with Appendices A, B and C

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Human Rights

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Disability Rights

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Gender & Sexual Orientation

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Prisoner Rights

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Indigenous Law

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

The Public Interest Law Centre’s report on the development of a Manitoba Indigenous approach to the issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Presented July 2015.

Families First: A Manitoba Indigenous Approach to Addressing the Issue of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls

Appendix A – Questions for the Families
Appendix B – Acknowledging Past Research Initiatives
Appendix C – Who is Calling for What?
Appendix D – Overview of Recommendations
Appendix E – Summary of Selected Processes
Appendix F – Overview of Existing Processes
Appendix G – Other Legal Tools
Appendix H – Relevant International Law Sources

Enbridge Pipeline Replacement Program

The Public Interest Law Centre’s closing arguments on Enbridge Inc.’s proposed Line 3 Replacement project, on behalf the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs. Presented December 2015. The AMC submission was guided by Traditional Knowledge Holders.

At the Crossroads: Reconciliation, Renewing Relationships and The Great Binding Law

Other

Access to Justice

Justice Starts Here, A One-Stop Shop Approach for Achieving Greater Justice in Manitoba[/su_document]

Presentations

Environment

Building a Strong Environmental Bill of Rights Act in Manitoba
The Environmental Bill of Rights as one component of environmental reform. A joint presentation of the Public Interest Law Centre, the Consumers’ Association of Canada (Manitoba), Heather Fast and Dr. Patricia Fitzpatrick, February 2016.

Consumer Confidence on Grid Resiliency Investments
A summary of the Public Interest Law Centre’s presentation on consumer confidence in investments to maintain the resiliency of public utilities power grids to CAMPUT 2016 (the organization of Canadian energy and utility regulators).

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Basic Income

A Template for Basic Income Advocacy
A summary of a presentation made by representatives of Winnipeg Harvest, Myers Weinberg LLP, and the Public Interest Law Centre to the North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Conference, May 2016.

Legal and Social Considerations for the Right to Basic Income
A summary of a presentation made by representatives of the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law and the Public Interest Law Centre to the North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Conference, May 2016.

Basic Income as a Stone in the Pathway to Health Equity
A summary of a presentation made by representatives of Winnipeg Harvest, the University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, and the Public Interest Law Centre to the North American Basic Income Guarantee (NABIG) Conference, May 2016.