Case comment on the R. v. Syncrude guilty verdict

Assistant Professor Shaun Fluker of the University of Calgary has posted a comment on the recent decision in R. v. Syncrude involving the deaths of 1,600 ducks in a tarsands tailings pond.  Click here: The Case of the 1600 dead ducks: The verdict is in - Syncrude guilty under the Migratory Birds Convention Act.

Syncrude guilty in Alberta duck deaths

Oilsands giant Syncrude was found guilty Friday on both environmental charges it faced in connection with the deaths of 1,600 ducks in April 2008 at a tailings pond in northern Alberta. The provincial court judge hearing the case rejected Syncrude's "due diligence" defence.

Click here to read CBC's story on the verdict: CBC Edmonton.