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Month: April 2015

Federal Court hears motion to strike

Federal Court hears motion to strike

On April 23, 2015, Mr. Justice Sean Harrington heard oral arguments at the Federal Court in Vancouver regarding the government’s objections based on the justiciability of constitutional conventions and the Court’s jurisdiction to consider an application concerning the appointment of Senators. Copies of the parties’ written arguments are available for public download here. A CBC News report by Greg Rasmussen, who attended a portion of the hearing, is available here. Mr. Justice Harrington reserved judgment on the government’s motion following…

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Applicant to rely on recent judgment regarding Federal Court jurisdiction

Applicant to rely on recent judgment regarding Federal Court jurisdiction

On April 13, 2015, the Applicant served and filed a supplementary book of authorities containing a single additional authority, being the Federal Court of Appeal’s unanimous judgment in Canadian Transit Company v. Windsor (Corporation of the City), 2015 FCA 88, issued the previous week on April 7, 2015. A copy of the supplementary book of authorities is available for download here. Oral arguments on the respondents’ motion to strike the application for judicial review will be heard in Vancouver on Thursday,…

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