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Meet the Authors: Dr. Minh Do and Dr. Amy Janzwood
The Environmental Governance Lab, the Lawson Climate Institute, and the University of Toronto Department of Economics are delighted to invite you to the launch of not one but two exciting new books exploring the politics of environmental governance, energy infrastructure, and Indigenous consultation in Canada.
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Minh Do (Assistant Professor, University of Guelph), who will present her new book Process as Power: The Legitimacy of Indigenous Consultation in British Columbia Environmental Assessments, and Dr. Amy Janzwood (Assistant Professor, McGill University), who will discuss her book Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance: Tar Sands, Social Movements, and the Politics of Energy Infrastructure. Together, these books offer timely insights into the political dynamics shaping environmental decision-making, social movements, and energy infrastructure in Canada.
Date: Friday, March 27, 2026
Time: 3:00–4:30 PM
Location: Max Gluskin House (Lounge), 150 St George St, Toronto
Please RSVP by March 20 via Eventbrite.
The event will begin with short opening remarks by Environmental Governance Lab co-director Professor Matthew Hoffmann, followed by brief presentations from each author introducing their books. Professor Kate Neville will then serve as discussant, offering reflections and questions that engage both works. The event will conclude with a Q&A session and a reception.
About the books:
In Process as Power (UBC Press, 2026), Dr. Do examines how Indigenous consultation is implemented in British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment process. Drawing on judicial decisions, environmental assessment reports, and interviews, the book demonstrates how consultation processes themselves become key sites where the legitimacy of state authority is negotiated and contested.
In Mega Pipelines, Mega Resistance (UBC Press, 2025), Dr. Janzwood investigates the coalitions formed to oppose two major pipeline projects: the expansion of Trans Mountain, which was ultimately completed, and Northern Gateway, which was never built. Drawing on extensive documents and in-depth interviews with oil executives, senior government officials, coalition organizers, and lawyers, she analyzes the alliances, strategies, and conflicts that have shaped resistance movements and the politics of energy infrastructure.
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We hope you will join us for this conversation and celebration of two important contributions to the study of environmental governance and energy politics!