Seven Ontario children and youth recently scored a legal victory that brings Canadians a step closer to holding their governments accountable for aggravating the climate emergency that poses “an existential threat to human life in Canada and around the world.”
On Oct. 17 the Ontario Court of Appeal reversed a lower court decision and reinstated a lawsuit brought by seven young Ontarians against the provincial government over its rollback of climate change targets. They will get a new hearing to determine whether the province’s climate policies violate their constitutional rights to life, health and equality.
This ruling opens the door to recognize that Canadians have a constitutional right to a stable climate system.
