HALIFAX — The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) is urgently seeking a judicial review challenging Nova Scotia’s provincewide travel ban on entering the woods. The government’s August 5 proclamation makes it illegal to walk, hike, camp, fish, or even picnic in any wooded area of the province without a permit, including both Crown…
Episode 97: Court finds voting system NOT illegally racist or sexist. Plus, our travel ban challenge. On Episode 97, we tell you about some of the arguments we intend to make when we challenge Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston's ban on walking in the woods. Plus we tell you about…
TORONTO: A timely new report, Safety Above All: How the Culture of “Safetyism” Is Eroding Civil Liberties in Canada, is available now from CCF Litigation Director Christine Van Geyn. This follows the CCF’s recent launch of a petition opposing Nova Scotia’s sweeping forest access ban.The digital, downloadable report examines how the prioritization of physical…
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