Publications

Guides, Reports, and Submissions

First page of open letter urging BC government to repeal Bill 45 "alternative shelter" provisions

Open letter to BC government urging repeal of Bill 45 "alternative shelter" provisions for homeless encampment injunctions, with final list of 286 signatories

By Stepan Wood and a coalition of activists, volunteers, researchers, lawyers, community members and individuals with lived experience of homelessness

July 2024

First page of the CLE's submission on the CEPA Right to a Healthy Environment Implementation Framework Discussion Document

CLE Submission for the Discussion Document on the Implementation Framework for a Right to a Healthy Environment under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999

By Stepan Wood and Ana Bandeira De Melo

April 2024

Low Impact Development in the Coquitlam River Watershed: Barriers and Facilitators in Municipal Laws

By Stepan Wood

March 2024

First page of open letter urging BC government to withdraw Bill 45 "alternative shelter" provisions

Open letter to BC government urging withdrawal of Bill 45 "alternative shelter" provisions for homeless encampment injunctions, with final list of 160 signatories

By Stepan Wood and a coalition of activists, volunteers, researchers, lawyers, community members and individuals with lived experience of homelessness

November 2023

Cover of report - title over crimson background with a photo of a tent city behind

Rush to Judgment: A Critical Survey of Court Injunctions Against Homeless Encampments in BC, 2000-2022

By Stepan Wood

October 2023

Rights of Nature Guides

The Rights of Nature (RON) Guides are an evolving series of guides intended to provide a general introduction to RON laws in plain language. They are intended for anyone curious about the subject, from ordinary citizens to community organizers, business people, scientists, politicians, government officials and Indigenous leaders.