Mathur v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario,
| Jurisdiction | Ontario |
| Judge | VERMETTE |
| Citation | 2023 ONSC 2316 |
| Docket Number | CV-19-00631627-0000 |
| Court | Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada) |
| Date | 14 April 2023 |
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11 practice notes
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La Rose v. Canada,
...The need for caution in characterizing remedies as non-justiciable is reflected in Mathur v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) 444 [Mathur 2023]. There, the Court found that what constitutes a science-based GHG reduction target and a stable climate s......
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2024 ONCA 762,
...appeal from the order of Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette of the Superior Court of Justice, dated April 14, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) By the Court: I. OVERVIEW 1 This appeal involves the constitutionality of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target and......
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Mathur v Ontario,
...appeal from the order of Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette of the Superior Court of Justice, dated April 14, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) By the Court: I. OVERVIEW 1 This appeal involves the constitutionality of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target and......
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Mathur et al: Youth climate litigation against Ontario government found to be justiciable but dismissed for failing to establish charter violations
...and builds upon the precedents established to continue pushing for adequate government responses to the climate crisis. Footnotes 1. 2023 ONSC 2316 [Mathur et al], at para. 2. Ibid, at para. 2. 3. 2020 ONSC 6918. Leave to appeal was also denied by the Ontario Divisional Court, see 2021 ONSC......
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5 cases
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La Rose v. Canada,
...The need for caution in characterizing remedies as non-justiciable is reflected in Mathur v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) 444 [Mathur 2023]. There, the Court found that what constitutes a science-based GHG reduction target and a stable climate s......
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2024 ONCA 762,
...appeal from the order of Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette of the Superior Court of Justice, dated April 14, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) By the Court: I. OVERVIEW 1 This appeal involves the constitutionality of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target and......
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Mathur v Ontario,
...appeal from the order of Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette of the Superior Court of Justice, dated April 14, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) By the Court: I. OVERVIEW 1 This appeal involves the constitutionality of the greenhouse gas emission reduction target and......
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Mathur v Ontario,
...appeal from the order of Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette of the Superior Court of Justice, dated April 14, 2023, with reasons reported at 2023 ONSC 2316, 480 D.L.R. (4th) COSTS ENDORSEMENT 1 The parties have settled the costs of the appeal. They have agreed that the respondent shall pay to th......
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6 firm's commentaries
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Mathur et al: Youth climate litigation against Ontario government found to be justiciable but dismissed for failing to establish charter violations
...and builds upon the precedents established to continue pushing for adequate government responses to the climate crisis. Footnotes 1. 2023 ONSC 2316 [Mathur et al], at para. 2. Ibid, at para. 2. 3. 2020 ONSC 6918. Leave to appeal was also denied by the Ontario Divisional Court, see 2021 ONSC......
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Ontario Superior Court Dismisses Climate-Related Charter Application
...14, 2023, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice released Mathur v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 2316, a landmark climate litigation decision. The applicants, seven Ontarians between the ages of 15 and 27, sought declarations of constitutional invalidity in relation to......
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The Heat Is On: The Justiciability Of Climate Claims
...(3) climate change actions against the government will be difficult to prove and a successful action may be many years away. Footnotes 1. 2023 ONSC 2316 2. Ecojustice, "Statement: Ontario youth undeterred in legal fight to hold Ontario government accountable for climate action" (18 April 20......
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Ontario's Top Court Defines "Material Change" In Securities Litigation
...14, 2023, Justice Vermette released her reasons in Mathur v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario, 2023 ONSC 2316 (Mathur), the first Charter challenge in Ontario against a government actor for actions taken related to climate change to reach a full hearing on its merits in any Canadian......
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