Regulator Searches of Workplace Devices
The CCF is intervening in a Supreme Court of Canada case to defend Canadians’ privacy rights when personal information is stored on employees’ workplace devices and systems.
The CCF is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in a constitutional challenge to Ontario’s Rebuilding Ontario Place Act (ROPA), legislation tied to the provincial government’s redevelopment of Ontario Place, a defunct waterfront amusement park. ROPA, passed in 2023, exempts the redevelopment from most requirements under the Environmental Assessment Act and the Ontario Heritage Act, while also limiting certain…
A group opposing the redevelopment, Ontario Place Protectors, challenged the law, arguing it violates section 96 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which protects the role of superior courts. The Ontario Court of Appeal rejected that argument, and the Supreme Court of Canada granted leave to appeal on January 8, 2026. The CCF will argue that the ROPA respects the limits of section 96 because it preserves access to judicial review and constitutional remedies.
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Firearms “Variants” Prohibition
The CCF is intervening at the Supreme Court of Canada in a challenge to federal firearms regulations that prohibit a broad range of firearms and their “variants.” The case arose after the Trudeau government in 2020 issued a regulation prohibiting a long list of what they called “military-style assault weapons” and their “variants.” The RCMP…
Online Reviews as Free Expression (Benchwood Builders v Prescott)
In Cynthia Prescott, et al. v. Benchwood Builders Inc., et al., the Supreme Court of Canada will consider whether homeowners can be sued for defamation over negative online reviews about a contractor.