B.C.’s top court has upheld a decision by the provincial government to deny a man’s attempts to build a small hydroelectric generator on a creek important to the spiritual practices of a First Nation, despite his arguments that the move denied his constitutional rights to a religiously neutral state.
Ontario courts can make child-support orders under the province’s Interjurisdictional Support Orders Act (ISO Act) even if such measures exist in other jurisdictions, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled in Ontario (Family Responsibility Office, Director) v. Bougrine 2022 ONCA 161, released on Feb. 24.
B.C.’s top court has upheld a decision by the provincial government to deny a man’s attempts to build a small hydroelectric generator on a creek important to the spiritual practices of a First Nation, despite his arguments that the move denied his constitutional rights to a religiously neutral state.
The Quebec Court of Appeal has denied the certification of a Montreal environmental group’s proposed climate change class action suit against the federal government, holding that it was not justiciable. This is the latest in a series of climate change litigation cases that have been thwarted by the justiciability doctrine, prompting questions over the successful viability of using broadly framed Charter arguments in climate justice suits in Canada.
The Federal Court of Appeal has confirmed that it is not appropriate to set aside decisions made by hearing officers of the Trademarks Opposition Board unless a clear error has been made (Industria de Diseno Textil, S.A. v. Zara Natural Stones Inc. [2021] F.C.J. No. 1990).