Ontario

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/39924990

John Michael McGrath on Bluesky

INBOX: the Supreme Court of Canada will next Friday release its judgement in the case of Ontario v. Working Families, on whether Ford govt's campaign finance rules and the notwithstanding clause was properly invoked.

Attorney General of Ontario v. Working Families Coalition (Canada) Inc., et al.

Supreme Court of Canada case number: 40725.

Case summaries are prepared by the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada (Law Branch). Please note that summaries are not provided to the Judges of the Court. They are placed on the Court file and website for information purposes only.

This case concerns the third party spending limits most recently added to the Election Finances Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.7 (“EFA”), in 2021, and whether they infringe the informational component of the right to vote (i.e., a citizen’s right to exercise their vote in an informed manner), which is protected by s. 3 of the Charter.