Canadian Environmental Law and Policy

Canada’s environmental laws are shaped by political contexts at all levels, and this episode explores the structure and effectiveness of environmental law in Canada. Angela Lee and Heather McLeod-Kilmurray examine how environmental regulation intersects with Indigenous, settler, and international legal frameworks in a way that creates jurisdictional complexity. They discuss challenges coordinating federal, provincial, municipal, and Indigenous roles and observe that unequal access to legal tools often excludes communities from environmental decision-making.