The CCLA is at the Supreme Court of Canada this morning to present its oral submissions in the Democracy Watch v Attorney General of Canada case. This case is about the extent to which legislatures can restrict people’s ability to ask courts to review decisions made by administrative decisionmakers.
Administrative tribunals deal with an expanding number of diverse issues of profound significance to people’s lives, such as employment rights, housing, income replacement for injured persons, pay equity, police misconduct, and involuntary medical treatment. CCLA will be arguing that it is crucial for superior courts to act as a failsafe against unjustifiable administrative decisions. This amounts to a constitutionally entrenched minimum requirement that decisions be reasonable, with the result that legislative attempts to preclude judicial review are unconstitutional.
CCLA’s factum is here.
The CCLA is deeply grateful for the excellent pro bono assistance of Tim Gleason, Sean Dewart and Amani Rauff from Dewart Gleason LLP.
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