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Finally! More than four years after quitting Ernst vs Encana, Murray Klippenstein (lawyer bencher LSO) stops using me, my image and “environmental protection” case as free advertising for his firm (that he said was destroyed along with his career by working to kill his self regulator’s Statement of Principles)

Why now? To appear honest to get re-elected to the board of Ontario’s LSO? On the main page of his law firm’s website, Mr. Klippenstein used my name, image and case without permission or specifying he quit in 2018, betraying … Continue reading

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Nikiforuk: The Brutal Legal Odyssey of Jessica Ernst Comes to an End (post includes translation of the article into Spanish). “They whispered to her you cannot withstand the storm. She whispered back, I am the storm.”

Comment by a Rural Albertan: Murray the dickhead missed his chance. Instead of being known as a champion of right he will be known in history as the selfish coward who backed out. Now that’s justice. WillKoop Mr. Koop’s comment … Continue reading

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Fabulous! Campaign for an inclusive legal profession in Ontario starts at www.demandinclusion.ca. “Because white supremacy will not roll over and die.” – Kris @GPLLP

Access the campaign at https://twitter.com/DemandInclusion Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/demandinclusion/ … Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/demandinclusion/ … Website: https://demandinclusion.wordpress.com/ (Public Education page in progress to provide facts and refute the position of the STOP SOP slate.) What is happening in the legal profession? In 2016, the Law Society … Continue reading

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Nasty! Canadian courts describing “individuals as exhibiting ‘vexatious-style’ behavior without formally designating them as a vexatious litigant.” Is that how Supreme Court of Canada Justice Rosalie Abella gets away with ruling AER found Ernst to be “vexatious litigant” when evidence proves AER found Ernst to be a “criminal,” 7 years later, a terrorist – all without charges, evidence, trial or due process? With AG Jody Wilson-Raybould saying & doing nothing about Canada’s top judicial farce?

Labels given to Ernst by authorities/NGOs since she began speaking out about Encana’s, AER’s and Alberta Environment’s contaminated water cover-up and law violations: That “crazy lady” at Rosebud (by Encana’s licenced land agents, media, politicians and the regulators); Judged a … Continue reading

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“Klippenstein, admittedly, ‘would not be the person’ he is ‘without freedom of thought and expression,’ so where’s his outrage at the legal suppressing of those freedoms – aka gag orders? And who would he be then, with his mouth legally taped shut?” Comment to Andrew Nikiforuk’s article in The Tyee on Klippenstein & Wanless quitting

Is a client’s right to freedom of thought and expression (eg posting articles, comments about a legal system inaccessible for nearly all civil Canadians, bad behaviour by judges and lawyers, etc) a valid reason for lawyers to quit a lawsuit? … Continue reading

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Sept 11, 2019: Law Society of Ontario to resume human decency/inclusion (Statement of Principles, SOP) vs white supremacy (StopSOP) debate and hold ‘extraordinary meeting’ of the Board. What nastiness will StopSOP toss this time?

Ernst vs Encana’s lead lawyer, Murray Klippenstein, quit the lawsuit without warning because of the Law Society of Ontario’s Statement of Principles (SOP). Ernst is horrified she lost her legal representation because of racism. Cartoon below Rob Rogers: Ernst supports … Continue reading

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Ontario Bar Association reaffirms commitment to promoting equity, diversity & inclusion, “speaks as a united voice.” Compare to Law Society of Ontario’s white supremacists squabbling childishly trying to hold onto power. How does a litigant get fair legal representation with shit like this going on?

Read First: How prevalent is racism (and misogyny) among Canadian lawyers & judges? SOP = Statement of Principles *** Snap of tweet below by Atrisha Lewis from https://twitter.com/atrishalewis Diversity and inclusion ‘fundamental’ to the OBAKaren Perron says the OBA, while … Continue reading

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How prevalent is racism (and misogyny) among Canadian lawyers & judges?

SOP = Statement of Principles Oct 18 2019 Tweet by CABL (Canadian Association of Black Lawyers) on Justice Cromwell expressing disappointment in the attack on the SOP added Oct 19, 2019: Snap above, added July 16, 2019, from https://twitter.com/LouisCentury Cartoon … Continue reading

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2018 04 06: Osgoode Hall Conference, Scope of Charter Rights and Redress Panel: “Ernst: a puzzle. Dean Sossin & Joseph Cheng agree”

Most apt summation of Canada’s judicial industry ever (added June 2020): Emmett Macfarlane, Poli Sci Prof, UWaterloo. Constitutional Law, Public Policy & Cdn Politics: Law is politics, people. Never forget. *** Snap of tweet from Osgoode Research and retweeted by … Continue reading

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Corrections to Kevin Van Tighem’s “Betrayed – The Jessica Ernst Decision” published (without fact checking) by Alberta Views on the Supreme Court of Canada’s ruling in Ernst vs AER

Subject: Clarifications to Kevin Van Tighem’s “Betrayed, The Jessica Ernst Decision,” Alberta Views April 2017. Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2017 23:51:38 -0600 From: Jessica Ernst email hidden; JavaScript is required To: email hidden; JavaScript is required Dear Editor, Re: Clarifications … Continue reading

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Citizen in Dugald, Manitoba writes Premier Rachel Notley on Supreme Court of Canada ruling Ernst can’t sue for her valid charter claim against AER: “Alberta eats its own.”

Dugald, Manitoba R0E 0K0   February 14, 2017   Premier Rachel Notley 307 Legislature Building 10800-97 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6 Dear Premier Notley, I guess most people understand why Jane Fonda was dumped on so thoroughly for her concerns … Continue reading

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Justice Denied by Supreme Court of Canada for a UNANIMA International Woman of Courage

Justice Denied for a UI Woman of Courage by UNANIMA, February 1, 2017 The UI family extends a hand of compassion and solidarity this month to our 2011 Woman of Courage, Jessica Ernst. At the time she received the award, … Continue reading

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On Jessica Ernst, and the Vagaries of Justice in Canada

On Jessica Ernst, and the Vagaries of Justice in Canada, Landowner’s ruling shows our legal system can easily lose sight of its mission by Andrew Nikiforuk, February 2, 2017, TheTyee.ca The recent Supreme Court ruling on Jessica Ernst in her case against … Continue reading

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Jessica Ernst Open Letter to Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin Regarding False and Seriously Damaging Statements in Justice Rosalie Abella’s Supreme Court of Canada Ruling, Ernst v AER

Jessica Ernst Box 753 Rosebud Alberta T0J 4T0 January 25, 2017 Open Letter to Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin C/O Canadian Judicial Council Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0W8 Dear Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, Re: January 13, 2017 Ernst vs AER Supreme Court … Continue reading

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Alberta Energy Regulator in Legal La La Land: AER’s “Public Statement” lies about Ernst vs AER Supreme Court of Canada ruling

Supreme Court of Canada Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator decision Public Statement by AER, January 13, 2017, AERNR2017-01 Calgary, Alberta (Jan 13, 2017)… Today’s Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) decision is an important one to regulators across the country. This was … Continue reading

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Damaging the Charter: Ernst vs Alberta Energy Regulator by Lorne Sossin, Dean Osgoode Hall Law School, York University. Comment: “It causes one to question how much both the plurality and the dissent were driven by the desired end-state of the judgment, rather than consistency in applying principles of public law.”

The review was also posted to Dean Sossin’s Blog: With this interesting February 6, 2017 comment, emphasis added: Rory Fowler says: February 6, 2017 at 12:41 pm Dean Sossin, Thank you for this case comment. When I read the judgment … Continue reading

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Redeye Vancouver Radio interviews Jessica Ernst on her loss at Supreme Court of Canada and her continuing lawsuit against Encana & Alberta Environment (Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench Chief Justice Neil Wittmann ruled Ernst can sue the “legally immune” water regulator but not the “legally immune” energy regulator)

The interview archived. Starts at 32 min in the Saturday Jan 21 10:00 2017 portion One has to push the fast forward repeatedly. It only moves a few minutes each time. Redeye Vancouver Co-op Radio 100.5 FM / Saturdays 604-684-7561 Podcasts … Continue reading

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Justice Delayed? Ernst Fracking Case Still Awaits Supreme Court Ruling, Alberta landowner’s complex lawsuit has now lasted 9 years (and 3 years before that, with Alberta lawyer)

Justice Delayed? Ernst Fracking Case Still Awaits Supreme Court Ruling, Alberta landowner’s complex lawsuit has now lasted nine years in total by Andrew Nikiforuk, 25 Oct 2016, TheTyee.ca Everyone from William Gladstone to Martin Luther King Jr. has recognized that justice … Continue reading

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Alberta Venture Verbatim interview with Jessica Ernst before the 2015 federal election (that Harper lost): Ernst vs AER at Supreme Court of Canada

Verbatim: Jessica Ernst’s case against Encana and the Alberta Energy Regulator by Alberta Venture Staff, Published December 3, 2015; interview by Email before the 2015 federal election, Alberta Venture Magazine She’s become one of Alberta’s most polarizing figures. In 2007, Jessica … Continue reading

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Water, trust and truth. L’eau, la confiance et la vérité. Andrew Nikiforuk writes about one woman’s battle to protect her water from fracking and our lives from corporate lies. Slick Water review by Amy Reiswig

L’eau, la confiance et la vérité translation of Amy Reiswig’s review into French by Amie du Richelieu, May 7, 2016 Water, trust and truth (No longer online, except in pdf, see link below) by Amy Reiswig, May/June, 2016, Focus, Victoria’s … Continue reading

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Q & A with Andrew Nikiforuk by The Hill Times: “Democracies die without uncomfortable truth-seekers like Jessica Ernst. How could you not like a story like this? It is inspiring. Everyone should take notice.”

‘Democracies die without uncomfortable truth-seekers like Jessica Ernst, how could you not like a story like this?’ Nikiforuk by Kate Malloy, March 28, 2016, The Hill Times Andrew Nikiforuk talks about his book, Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand … Continue reading

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Q & A with Andrew Nikiforuk on his new book Slick Water shortlisted for the 2016 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize

Q&A WITH ANDREW NIKIFORUK by The Samara Blog, March 31, 2016 This year Samara is excited to once again catch up with the authors shortlisted for the 2016 Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The annual literary award is presented … Continue reading

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Australian Book Review: Monash University Lecturer Ruth A. Morgan reviews ‘Slick Water’ by Andrew Nikiforuk

Ruth A. Morgan reviews ‘Slick Water’ by Andrew Nikiforuk by Ruth A. Morgan, March 2016, Issue No. 379 Australian Book Review. SLICK WATER: FRACKING AND ONE INSIDER’S STAND AGAINST THE WORLD’S MOST POWERFUL INDUSTRY by Andrew Nikiforuk Greystone Books (NewSouth), $34.99 hb, 359 … Continue reading

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Ian Jessop, CFAX 1070, interviews Jessica Ernst on the Alberta NDP government and her Supreme Court of Canada hearing, water losses in AER’s Fox Creek Frac Frenzy Blanket Approval Project and more

Interview starts at 33 Min. by Ian Jessop, March 7, 2016, CFAX 1070

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Canada: Fracking Litigation Heating Up

Canada: Fracking Litigation Heating Up by Paula Boutis, Siskinds LLP, January 14, 2016, Mondaq We’ve previously reported on the Ernst case, which yesterday was in the Supreme Court of Canada for argument of Jessica Ernst’s allegation that the Alberta Energy … Continue reading

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Edmonton’s 630CHED Jespersen Show Interviews Jessica Ernst on her Supreme Court of Canada Hearing vs AER & Dr. Jeffrey Gu on the 4.8M Earthquake at Fox Creek, Alberta (day of Ernst’s Supreme Court Hearing)

Jespersen Show Interviews Jessica Ernst on her Supreme Court of Canada Hearing vs AER & Dr. Jeffrey Gu on the 4.8M Earthquake at Fox Creek 40:48 Min., January 13, 2016, 630CHED

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Ian Jessop, CFAX 1070, interviews Jessica Ernst on her Supreme Court of Canada hearing, Ernst vs AER

Ian Jessop interviews Jessica Ernst on her Supreme Court of Canada hearing, Ernst vs AER January 14, 2016, CFAX 1070 Starts at 6:30 Min. Webcast of the Supreme Court of Canada Ernst vs AER hearing, Ottawa, January 12, 2016. (Some … Continue reading

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“Best in Class” AER: Shut the frack up!

Shut the frack up! by Laura Tack, January 11, 2016 , BC Civil Liberties Association ENSURING CANADA’S ENERGY REGULATORS ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR RIGHTS VIOLATIONS Imagine the tap water in your home was so contaminated with toxic chemicals that you could light … Continue reading

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Media Advisory: BCCLA to argue Canada’s energy boards must be accountable under the Charter, “supreme law of Canada.”

BCCLA to argue Canada’s energy boards must be accountable under the Charter Media Alert by BC Civil Liberties Association, January 11, 2016 Ottawa – Tomorrow, January 12, 2016, the BCCLA will make oral submissions to the Supreme Court of Canada in Jessica … Continue reading

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Lawyers Weekly: Government agent – AER – immunity issue one of challenges for Supreme Court of Canada

Government agent immunity issue one of challenges for SCC, Winter session will also look at penalties, admissibility, infanticide by Cristin Schmitz, January 15 2016, Lawyers Weekly Raj Anand of Toronto’s WeirFoulds, right, and co-counsel University of Toronto law professor Cheryl Milne, represented the … Continue reading

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Charter Rights at Issue in Fracking Supreme Court Case, Jessica Ernst’s long battle over rights, well contamination reaches highest court

Charter Rights at Issue in Fracking Supreme Court Case, Jessica Ernst’s long battle over rights, well contamination reaches highest court by Andrew Nikiforuk, January 8, 2016, TheTyee.ca Les droits selon la Charte sont en jeu dans un dossier sur le fracking à la … Continue reading

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Shred Fraud? “Better Shred than Read!” Tory Cover-up Saga Continues: Document shredding rules not followed by Alberta Environment, investigation finds. “344 boxes of executive records were destroyed between May 1 and May 13,” including related to litigation, 660 boxes in total were destroyed

Shredding ban in environment department still in place, Notley says by Mariam Ibrahim, January 7, 2016, Edmonton Journal in Calgary Herald Premier Rachel Notley said Friday a shredding ban in the environment department will remain in place until she’s confident … Continue reading

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National Post’s 2016 Outlook: Five major Canadian legal cases to watch includes Ernst vs AER

five major court cases to watch in 2016 by National Post Press Reader, December 26, 2015 Jessica Ernst v. Alberta Energy Regulator: An Alberta woman goes after Encana and the provincial government [and the AER for Charter violations while fraudulently … Continue reading

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Slick Water by Canadian Journalist Andrew Nikiforuk; Skull Girl by Canadian artist Marianna Gartner

December 2, 2015: Marianna Gartner’s Facebook post on Slick Water Gartner in her studio Skull Girl (Light box #4) 2004 by Marianna Gartner oil on wooden panel with illuminated glass slide 180 x 110cm Skull Girl was purchased by Jessica Ernst in … Continue reading

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Podcast now available: Jefferson Public Radio Interviews Andrew Nikiforuk on “Slick Water” And The Effects Of Fracking

“Slick Water” And The Effects Of Fracking 40:39 Min. by Geoffrey Riley and Emily Cureto, November 23, 2015, Jefferson Public Radio  Click link above to access podcast The Jefferson Exchange JPR’s live call-in program devoted to current events and news makers … Continue reading

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Phil Johnson, AM 1150 Kelowna, interviews Jessica Ernst on Slick Water, book by Andrew Nikiforuk about her fracking case

Jessica Ernst – Book about her fracking case by Phil Johnson, November 17, 2015, www.am1150.ca

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Sound Familiar? “Intimidation” by Mapping

2004 10 21: Encana map handed out by the company at its open house in Rosebud. There are more than a hundred residents living in the map area. An industry executive gave Ernst a copy, laughing about the angry invasions soon … Continue reading

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Book Review by Robin Mathews: Justice In Chains. Jessica Ernst And Slick Water

Justice In Chains. Jessica Ernst And Slick Water by Robin Mathews, November 14, 2015, blogborgcollective “Slick Water”, of course, is the feel of good water when changed by Fracking poisons. It is good water invaded by (Corporation-imposed secret) human-and-plant-destroying poisons … Continue reading

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“THAT’S B*PEEEP*T!” Alex Smith reporting for Radio Ecoshock interviews “Canadian investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk on the shadows of fracking”

Radio Ecoshock interviews Canadian investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk on the shadows of fracking by Alex Smith reporting for Radio Ecoshack, November 12, 2015. Let’s reach out to the best reporter on the case. Complete program, Nikiforuk interview starts at 24:25 and goes … Continue reading

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A+++ Voice America host Jill Buck interviews Andrew Nikiforuk on Slick Water: “It’s a page turner.”

Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry 56 Min. by Jill Buck, November 6, 2015, Voice America [Download MP3] [itunes] [Bookmark Episode]

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HOLY FRACK! Endeavours Radio host Dan McPeake interviews Andrew Nikiforuk on Slick Water

​HOLY FRACK! FEAT. SCARLETT JANE, EVA BUTTERFLY, & ANDREW NIKIFORUK [aired October 15, 2015] interview, published On October 17, 2015, 137 views (as of November 8) by Leaminn Ma, Endeavours Radio, podswithbenefits Listen now! [Nikiforuk interview begins at 59:30 Min and … Continue reading

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Dr. Mackenzie Brooks interview conversation with Jessica Ernst, dedicated to George Bender and his loved ones

The Jessica Ernst Interview Conversation with Dr. Mackenzie Brooks, Interview on October 9, 2015, posted November 2, 2015, Dr. Mackenzie Brooks Your source for continuous development and life-long learning. Click here to listen and/or download.  48:08 Min. Jessica Ernst is a 58 … Continue reading

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LISTEN: EXCELLENT 7 MIN INTERVIEW with Andrew Nikiforuk in Colorado on his new book Slick Water: “Albertans haven’t reached the same political conclusions that Coloradans have in terms of fighting the spread of this very disruptive technology.”

Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry by news.KGNU.org, October 27, 2015, in Breaking News, Featured, Morning Magazine Audio Player 6:49 Min. Scroll down to arrow, hit to play. Use Up/Down Arrow keys to increase or … Continue reading

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Andrew Nikiforuk launches his new book Slick Water in Rosebud

Slick Water: Andrew Nikiforuk launches book in Rosebud by Laureen F. Guenther, September 25, 2015, Strathmore Times Canadian journalist and author Andrew Nikiforuk presented a book talk and launch of his newest book, Slick Water, at Rosebud’s Community Hall, Sept. 12. … Continue reading

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CBC’s Donna McElligott interview with Andrew Nikiforuk on his new book “Slick Water”

CBC’s Donna McElligott interview with Andrew Nikiforuk September 21, 2015 Interview starts at 9 Min. to 17:47 Investigative journalist Andrew Nikiforuk’s new book is called “Slick Water”

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Ian Jessop interviews Andrew Nikiforuk on his new book, Slick Water

Ian Jessop interviews Andrew Nikiforuk on his new book, Slick Water September 18, 2015, CFAX 1070 Interview starts at 7:11 Min.

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Battle against fracking never ends, SACPA told; Nikiforuk presents his new book Slick Water in Lethbridge

Battle against fracking never ends, SACPA told by Dave Mabell, September 18, 2015, Lethbridge Herald Poll (as of September 20, 2015) Do you think there’s good reason to be concerned about the amount of fracking in Alberta? Yes (64%, 250 Votes) … Continue reading

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Ian Jessop interviews Jessica Ernst on the launch of Andrew Nikiforuk’s new book, Slick Water, at Ground Zero, Rosebud, Alberta

Ian Jessop interviews Jessica Ernst on the launch of Andrew Nikiforuk’s new book, Slick Water September 14, 2015, CFAX 1070

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Kingston Whig-Standard Book Review: Andrew Nikiforuk takes on oil industry in new book

Author takes on oil industry in new book by Wayne Grady, September 2, 2015, Kingston Whig-Standard KINGSTON — When Andrew Nikiforuk was an editor at Equinox magazine, in Camden East, he specialized in stories about people whose plight crystalized what … Continue reading

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Slick Water: The Devil is in the Details

Slick Water: The Devil is in the Details by FrackingCanada, September 2, 2015 Andrew Nikiforuk interview on his new book, oil patch workers calling in afterwards September 1, 2015, 630CHED Edmonton Slick Water Event page Fracking Alberta – Taking a Stand at … Continue reading

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September 12, 2015 Talk & Book Launch at Ground Zero; Slick Water: Fracking and One Insider’s Stand Against the World’s Most Powerful Industry

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Mathews: Jessica Ernst Is All Of Us.

Jessica Ernst Is All Of Us by Robin Mathews, Autumn 2015, Dialogue Magazine, Vol 29 No 1 The administration of justice in Alberta could be compared more closely to Honduras than to most democratic countries under the British tradition. It … Continue reading

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CBC Radio-Canada The Sunday Edition’s Francine Pelletier talks with Jessica Ernst and lawyer Murray Klippenstein as they prepare for their January 2016 hearing in the Supreme Court of Canada

Fracking Lawsuit by Francine Pelletier, August 2, 2015, CBC Radio-Canada, The Sunday Edition After three decades as a consultant to the oil industry, Jessica Ernst decided to sue her biggest client, Encana, which is also Canada’s largest producer of natural gas.  She … Continue reading

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Saskatchewan Law Review August 2015: Statutory Immunity from Charter Damages: Ernst v Alberta Energy Regulator

Statutory Immunity from Charter Damages: Ernst v Alberta Energy Regulator by Julia Kindrachuk, August 2015, Saskatchewan Law Review, vol. 78:2 (2015) Abstract: The Supreme Court of Canada recently granted leave to appeal in Ernst v. AER. Jessica Ernst, an Alberta landowner and … Continue reading

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ALBERTA’S NEW NDP GOVERNMENT HAS ITS HANDS FULL

ALBERTA’S NEW GOVERNMENT HAS ITS HANDS FULL by Mike Priaro, July 18, 2015, Linkedin, Updated July 21, 2015 Alberta’s new government under Premier Rachel Notley certainly has its hands full getting new cabinet ministers and MLA’s informed on legislative procedures, MLA duties, … Continue reading

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What Does the Anti-fracking Movement Mean for Canada? “Movement?” When children die from E. coli tainted water and their parents warn others, is that a movement?

And after Alberta frac’d communities are hit by non-stop burglaries with police saying they can’t help because Ralph Klein decimated their funding (to give to oil and gas companies), and families install security systems and alarms, are they smeared by … Continue reading

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Week of July 13: What We Learned and What to Watch For in Alberta Energy, Alberta Oil’s weekly roundup of top energy news

Week of July 13: What We Learned and What to Watch For in Alberta Energy Alberta Oil’s weekly roundup of the top energy news and market numbers by Jesse Snyder, July 13, 2015, Essential Oil, Alberta Oil Magazine WHAT WE LEARNED … … Continue reading

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Ian Jessop interview with Jessica Ernst about her recent Supreme Court of Canada win on asking a Constitutional Question, Why are the Courts protecting AER’s outside counsel Glenn Solomon? Why did Post Media’s Calgary Herald Banish Diana Daunheimer from commenting to articles?

Talk Radio with Ian Jessop July 3, 2015, 2PM, CFAX 1070. Starts at 6:00 Min. MUST WATCH! 9:15 Min. Vera Scroggins, “Big Foot, in the County,” on the Injunction Against Her by Julie Dermansky for desmogblog, June 29, 2015 Vera Scroggins explains the … Continue reading

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Happy Frac-Free Canada Day! Supreme Court Rejects AER Argument to Dismiss Frac Case, Jessica Ernst’s charter claim hearing slated for 2016

Supreme Court Rejects Argument to Dismiss Landmark Fracking Case, Jessica Ernst’s charter claim hearing slated for 2016 by Andrew Nikiforuk, July 1, 2015, TheTyee.ca The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected a motion by the country’s most powerful energy regulator that … Continue reading

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July 3, 2015 3 pm in Alberta, 2 pm Pacific Time: Ian Jessop to interview Jessica Ernst on Supreme Court of Canada Rejecting AER Argument to Dismiss her Frac Lawsuit and Refuse her Constitutional Question

Supreme Court of Canada Docket on Ernst vs AER: 2015-06-30: Appeal hearing tentative date: January 12, 2016 On the Constitutional Question: Where an appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada raises a constitutional question (as in the Ernst vs AER … Continue reading

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