Prematurity, Precaution, and the Charter: Protection of Substantive Environmental Rights in Canada

AuthorTheresa A McClenaghan
Pages174-187
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PrematurityPrecaution
and the Charter
PROTECTIONOFSUBSTANTIVE
ENVIRONMENTALRIGHTSINCANADA
Theresa A McClenaghan, LLB, LLM*
A. INTRODUCTION
The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedomscouldtheoreticallyprovide
protectionforsubstantiveenvironmentalrightsThiscouldbedoneby
wayofinterpretationoftheprovisionsofeithersectionguaranteeing
everyonetherighttolifelibertyandsecurityofthepersonorsection
whichprovidesthateveryindividualisequalbeforeandunderthe
lawandhastherighttotheequalprotectionandequalbenetofthelaw
withoutdiscriminationinparticularwithoutdiscriminationbasedon
groundsenumeratedinsection
Howeversofarthefactsofthedecidedenvironmentalcasescon
sideringtheseclaimsandtherulingsthereonhavenotresultedinde
cisions that granted a na l remedyon Charter grounds T he cases to
dateinCanadaonsectionsandinconnectionwithenvironmental
groundsfallintothreecategories
 Courtsfoundthemaernotreadyforadjudicationduetoarguments
ofprematuritymootnessorjusticiability
 TheresaMcClenaghanisExecutiveDirectorandCounselwiththeCanadian
EnvironmentalLawAssociationThankstoJessicaKarbanstudentatlawatthe
CanadianEnvironmentalLawAssociationforherassistancewithresearchforthis
chapter
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tan Authority v Coalition of Citizens for a C harter ChallengeCanLIINSCA

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