This week's Freedom Defenders—picked by Christine—are the fine lawyers who represented us in the Impact Assessment Act case described at the beginning of this email. Thank you Brett Carlson and Aidan Paul of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP. (Left and right respectively below). The Impact Assessment Act decision might not have…
TORONTO – The Canadian Constitution Foundation will be appearing as an intervener in the Ontario Court of Appeal in the case of Petrucci v. Ontario, 2021 ONSC 7386, which found legislation requiring teachers to pass a math proficiency test (MPT) constituted unconstitutional racial discrimination. This case will consider the scope of the…
OTTAWA – The Canadian Constitution Foundation (“CCF”) is pleased with the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision today, holding that the federal Impact Assessment Act (the “IAA”) is an unconstitutional violation of provincial constitutional jurisdiction. From its inception, the IAA faced fierce opposition on the basis that it significantly intruded into provincial…
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