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Legal Challenges to Pandemic Measures on the Rise as Civil Liberties Groups Cry Foul The constitutional rights and freedoms of Canadians are front and centre in a flurry of legal challenges to pandemic measures, as civil liberties groups take on multiple cases they say represent unconstitutional measures implemented by authorities. The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) has court actions underway or pending, as of Feb. 25, against five provinces around lockdown measures it says violate Charter rights. And it’s suing the federal government for imposing mandatory hotel quaran...

Victims’ Rights Advocates Weigh In on Ottawa’s Plan to Axe Minimum Sentences New legislation introduced by the Liberals would eliminate many minimum sentences for drug offences and some gun-related crimes, a move that has drawn a mixed response from victims’ rights advocates. Introduced Feb. 18, Bill C-22 seeks to repeal mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs) for 14 Criminal Code offences, including 11 involving firearms. All six minimum penalties in the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act would be repealed. The reforms aim to eliminate minimum sentences that are associated with the overrep...

Favouring Their Own: The Politicization of Canada’s Courts Judges who take an originalist approach to the Constitution are a minority in Canada News Analysis Allegations by the Conservatives that the Liberals are partial to appointing liberal-minded judges may come as no surprise to observers of Canada’s judicial system and the course it has taken. But the politicization of the courts is not only limited to the Liberals—notwithstanding the alleged extent of the practice levelled against the current government. Bruce Pardy, a law professor at Queen’s University, tells The Epoch Times t...

Lockdown Measures Tested in Court, as Opposition to COVID Restrictions Grows An appliance store chain is challenging recent COVID-19 lockdown measures in Toronto and Ontario’s Peel Region in the hopes of being able to operate despite the restrictions. On Dec. 3, Canadian Appliance Source sought a court ruling to allow its stores to open, arguing that it stands to lose millions due to the closure. Justice Frederick Myers of the Ontario Superior Court postponed the hearing until Dec. 8. “I have little understanding of the public interest assessment behind the COVID-19 regulatory regime. Eve...