Challengers to Appeal Court’s Dismissal of Case Against Trudeau’s Prorogation of Parliament

Challengers to Appeal Court’s Dismissal of Case Against Trudeau’s Prorogation of Parliament

Two men are appealing a decision by the Federal Court regarding the Liberal government’s prorogation of Parliament, which found that the decision by former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was legal. Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton ruled on March 6 that the applicants, David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos, had “failed to demonstrate” that Trudeau’s prorogation of Parliament two months earlier had exceeded limits established by the Constituti…

Prorogation challenge not over yet: Federal Court’s dismissal is being appealed | Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms

OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the dismissal of the historic challenge to Prime Minister Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament is being appealed. The appeal was submitted for filing with the Federal Court of Appeal on April 5. Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his decision to advise the Governor General to prorogue Parliament on January 6, 2025, sparking a national conversation about th…