ecojustice

Ontario Youth Climate Action Case Survives Motion to Dismiss, Headed for Trial

Ontario Youth Climate Action Case Survives Motion to Dismiss, Headed for Trial

The lawsuit alleges Ontario’s provincial government, under the leadership of Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford, violated the s. 7 (life, liberty and security of the person) and s. 15 (equal protection) Charter rights of the plaintiffs and future generations when it cancelled Ontario’s cap and trade program and adopted a new, less-ambitious climate plan as compared with the previous government’s.