She said she has a RIGHT to a climate change target — the problem with positive rights in Canada

She said she has a RIGHT to a climate change target — the problem with positive rights in Canada

Christine explains Mathur v Ontario, where young Ontarians challenged the province’s climate targets as a Charter violation. She explores a key issue: does Canada’s Charter guarantee positive rights — like the right to specific government action? With the Supreme Court declining to hear the case, big constitutional questions have been left unanswered.

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