Anne-Frédérique Bourret

Quebec Publishes Draft Regulation on Cap-and-Trade System
Anne-Frédérique Bourret, August 30, 2011
In July 2010, the Western Climate Initiative (WCI), of which Quebec is a partner, published detailed operational rules for a cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas (GHG) allowances with a view to setting up a North American regional carbon market. According to these rules, as a first step, all...

Quebec Court Of Appeal Affirms the Relevance of Class Actions in Environmental Law
Anne-Frédérique Bourret,François Fontaine,Richard J. King,Jean Piette, August 9, 2011
In a recent ruling in Carrier c. Québec (Procureur général), the Quebec Court of Appeal affirmed the relevance of the class action procedure in matters relating to environmental law.