Unnatural Law - Rethinking Canadian Environmental Law
and Policy
by David R. Boyd. Vancouver: UBC Press, 2003, 469 pp. (including notes, references
and index)
When I first picked up Unnatural Law - Rethinking Canadian Environmental
Law and Policy, I turned to the back cover to sample the praise bestowed
on the book by various Canadian notables in the environmental law world.
That praise included the suggestion by a well-known environmental activist
and lawyer that the book has laid bare the "Myth of Canadian Environmental
Superiority". Before even cracking the cover, I could not help but wonder
whether the average Canadian actually does believe that our grandchildren
will thank us for looking after the abundant wealth of natural resources
with which this country has been blessed. I suspect that most of us are
quietly aware that if environmental stewardship was our day job, we would
be fired in short order. But if any of you ha