Podcast episode
Climate Change and the Charter: Securing the Right to a Healthy Environment
McGill Law Journal Apr 5, 2022 20 min
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In a new and historic constitutional challenge, seven youth plaintiffs allege that the Ontario government's weakening of the province's 2030 greenhouse gas emissions target violates their Charter rights.
In this episode, we explore the history of Mathur v Ontario and discuss whether governmental climate plans are reviewable by courts.
Our guest is Fraser Thomson, a lawyer at Ecojustice who is representing the Mathur claimants.