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October 17, 2017

Jail for environmental offences – How bad do you have to be?

Parties convicted of environmental offenses are usually punished with fines.  Sometimes, a bad actor’s conduct does warrant jail time.

What follows is a summary of five cases where a party was sentenced to jail time after an environmental conviction pursuant to Ontario laws.

The take away is this – if the Court orders you to do something, do it (unless you can appeal it).

Click here to read the full article.