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PEI court finds local councillor’s free expression case meritorious, but cannot proceed
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PEI court finds local councillor’s free expression case meritorious, but cannot proceed

CHARLOTTETOWN - A Prince Edward Island Supreme Court judge has found that a P.E.I. village councillor’s legal challenge to sanctions he received for a message on a private signboard cannot move forward because he did not file his judicial review on time. The Hon. Justice Coady stated in his decision…

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Court gets it right in appeal of challenge to constitutionality of first-past-the-post voting system
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Court gets it right in appeal of challenge to constitutionality of first-past-the-post voting system

TORONTO: The Canadian Constitution Foundation is pleased that the Ontario Court of Appeal has dismissed a legal challenge to the first-past-the-post (FPTP) voting system. In Fair Voting and Springtide v Attorney General of Canada, the CCF argued as an intervener that the FPTP system is constitutional. Read the decision here: https://coadecisions.ontariocourts.ca/coa/coa/en/item/23512/index.do Justice…

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CCF Warns Premier Houston: Hiking Ban Threatens Freedoms, Petition Demands Repeal

CCF Warns Premier Houston: Hiking Ban Threatens Freedoms, Petition Demands Repeal

The CCF has formally sent a letter to Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston and National Resources Minister Tory Rushton urging the provincial government to reconsider the recently announced restrictions on hiking, birdwatching, fishing, picnicking and other outdoor activities in the province’s forests. Citing wildfire risks amid dry conditions, the ban…

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