James Carmichael Macfarlane

James represents both expropriated owners and public authorities throughout Ontario. James obtained a Juris Doctor from Queen’s University, where he was Chair of the Environmental Law Club. Before pursuing law, James received a B.A. with a major concentration in Urban Geography, and an M.Sc. in Water Resources Management, both from McGill University. James has a wide range of hobbies and interests outside the office, including fitness, travel, cooking, sports, and film.

In our previous blog post, we discussed Bill C-15 and the federal government’s proposed High-Speed Rail Network Act, which aims to accelerate construction of a planned high-speed rail corridor between Quebec City and Toronto. This post takes a deeper look at the practical…

The federal government’s plan to build a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto is moving forward under Bill C-15, a 600-page omnibus budget bill now at second reading in the House of Commons. The project would create nearly 1,000 km of dedicated…