Lawyer James Manson brings us up to date on the $290 million lawsuit brought by Ottawa resident Zexi Li and others against the Freedom Convoy. In court on Oct 28, Mr. Manson put forward his arguments in an appeal against the dismissal of his Anti-SLAPP motion that would have ended the lawsuit. It's still early days, he says, but he's already put forward some interesting evidence, like the fact that it was the Ottawa police, and not the truckers, that created the traffic problems in downtown Ottawa back in January and February 2022.

Justice Centre, Oct 25, 2024: On Monday, court will hear arguments in $290 million lawsuit against Freedom Convoy

Justice Centre Active Case, Feb 5, 2024: Zexi Li launches $290 million lawsuit against Freedom Convoy participants

Justice Centre, Aug 8, 2023: Update on Anti-SLAPP Motion in Class Action Lawsuit against Freedom Convoy Participants

Justice Centre, Feb 7, 2024: Justice Centre in court today opposing application against organizers of Freedom Convoy

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Sep 14, 2020: Supreme Court rearticulates test under Ontario “anti-SLAPP” legislation

Superior Court of Ontario: Best Practices Guide For Class Actions in Ontario

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We discuss a recent Ontario Court of Appeal decision, Mathur v. Ontario, which was the subject of a recent National Post column by Jamie Sarkonak. In this case, a group of teenagers had gone after the Ford government when it lowered the CO2 targets created by the previous government. The kids claimed the change in government policy violated their Charter rights by endangering the future. The teenagers lost the first round, but now the Appeal Court has ordered a new trial, indirectly suggesting they might have a right to a stable climate.

Court of Appeal for Ontario, Oct 17, 2024: Mather v. Ontario

Jamie Sarkonak in the National Post, Oct 22, 2024: Court says lack of economy-killing climate targets may violate the Charter

Supreme Court of Canada, Apr 2, 2024: Vriend v. Alberta

Friends of Science, Aug 6, 2019: Alligators in Alaska

Ken Gregory in Friends of Science, Jun 14, 2024: Climate Sensitivity by Energy Balance with Urban and Natural Warming (PDF)

CanLII, Jun 20, 2024: Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, SC 2018, c 12, s 186

Supreme Court of Canada, May 25, 2021: References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act

Financial Times, Feb 21, 2015: Chairman of climate change panel accused of sexual harassment

Wikipedia: Rajendra K. Pachauri

BBC, Feb 24, 2015: Profile: Climate chief Rajendra Pachauri

Carbon Brief, Jan 12, 2023: Tonga volcano eruption raises ‘imminent’ risk of temporary 1.5C breach

Watts Up With That?, Aug 24, 2024: Climate Change Weekly #516: Hunga Tonga Eruption Behind “Record” Warming

Kenneth P. Green, Fraser Institute Bulletin, Apr 2024: Extreme Weather and Climate Change (PDF)

CanLII, Sep 9, 2021: O.M.S. v E.J.S., 2021 SKQB 243 (Ruling by M.T. Megaw)

Justice Centre Concluded Case, May 11, 2023: Trinity Bible Chapel, et al. v. Ontario

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John shares his thoughts on a National Post column criticizing recent statements from Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner. He agrees that undermining the value of legal precedent harms the rule of law. John also discusses a column in which he supports adding the right to refuse a vaccine to the Alberta Bill of Rights, as proposed by Premier Danielle Smith. He argues that while the Charter theoretically protects rights, judges too often side with governments.

Stéphane Sérafin and Kerry Sun in the National Post, Oct 9, 2024: Unchecked judicial power — that's Chief Justice Wagner's vision for Canada

Supreme Court of Canada, Jan 27, 1959: Roncarelli v. Duplessis

Supreme Court of Canada, May 17, 2001: Trinity Western University v. British Columbia College of Teachers

Supreme Court of Canada, Jun 15, 2018: Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University

John Carpay in The Epoch Times via the Justice Centre, Oct 11, 2024: Canadians Need Legislation to Protect Their Rights

The Canadian Press via the National Post, Sep 24, 2024: Danielle Smith announces details of planned Alberta Bill of Rights that includes vaccine choice, gun ownership

Fox News, Dec 3, 2021: Canadian judge stays compelled speech order issued against pastor whenever he speaks publicly about COVID-19

CanLII, Sep 9, 2021: O.M.S. v E.J.S., 2021 SKQB 243

Justice Centre Active Case, Sep 19, 2024: Challenging constitutionality of Ontario’s public health orders - Hillier v. Ontario

Justice Centre Concluded Case, May 11, 2023: Trinity Bible Chapel, et al. v. Ontario

Justice Centre Report, Sep 13, 2022: Excess Deaths Contradict Narrative of Success

Justice Centre Concluded Case, Mar 13, 2024: Challenging Manitoba’s lockdown measures - Gateway Bible Baptist Church, et al. v. Manitoba and Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Brent Roussin

CTV News, Sep 27, 2021: Alberta NDP calls for door-to-door vaccination campaign to increase immunizations

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