September 11, 2018
Lawyers for Ecojustice and the uOttawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic filed the suit on behalf of Greenpeace Canada today aiming to halt Doug Ford Government’s decision to cancel the cap-and-trade program. The lawsuit alleges that the Progressive Conservative government “unlawfully failed” to engage in public consultations over the cancelling of the program, as required by Ontario’s Environmental Bill of Rights.
courtesy of NEEC
“We’re suing to remind the Premier that winning an election does not give his government carte blanche to ignore the statutory rights of Ontarians to be consulted on major changes to the laws and regulations that protect them from climate change,” Charles Hatt, Ecojustice’s lawyer, said in a statement.
You may find the official press release on the Lawyers for Ecojustice’s website: https://www.ecojustice.ca/pressrelease/environmental-groups-take-ontario-to-court-for-unlawfully-cancelling-cap-and-trade-program/.
