Christopher DiMatteo

3 weeks ago | jdsupra.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Andrew Irwin

[co-author: Elise Wagner, Summer Student]In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec (Attorney General) (Opsis), the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed that the doctrine of interjurisdictional immunity (IJI) remains an essential feature of Canada’s federal constitutional framework.

3 weeks ago | mondaq.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Andrew Irwin

In Opsis Airport Services Inc. v. Quebec(Attorney General) (Opsis), theSupreme Court of Canada (SCC) affirmed that the doctrine ofinterjurisdictional immunity (IJI) remains an essential feature ofCanada's federal constitutional framework. The SCC allowed twoappeals of convictions under Quebec's Private SecurityAct on the basis that the provincial legislation did not applyto the federally regulated appellants, an airport security companyand an international marine transportation company.

Oct 22, 2024 | mondaq.com | Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney |Christopher DiMatteo

On October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government's emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).

Oct 22, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Christopher DiMatteo |Lana Finney |Jonathan Kahn

IntroductionOn October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government’s emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).

Oct 21, 2024 | blakes.com | Jonathan Kahn |Lana Finney |Christopher DiMatteo |Humna Wasim

IntroductionOn October 17, 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (Court) issued an important decision in Mathur et al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario (Mathur), ordering a new hearing for the youth-led constitutional challenge of the Ontario government’s emissions reduction target. Mathur challenged the provincial government’s greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction target on the grounds that it violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (Charter).