The Federal Court agreed to expedite the hearing of a legal challenge against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s decision to prorogue Parliament.
The ruling allows for the challenge to be fast-tracked so that the hearing may be held within the coming weeks, as opposed to having to undergo the standard rules and timelines of an ordinary legal case.
Federal Court Chief Justice Paul Crampton granted the motion to expedite the challenge filed earlier this month by David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos, which argues that the current session of Parliament is not prorogued.
The two Nova Scotia residents requested the court to expedite its hearing of their application for judicial review, citing U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs as a “grave challenge” among the reasons for its urgency.
“If the underlying Application is not scheduled to be heard on an expedited basis, there will be no opportunity for Canada’s elected representatives to debate this serious threat [of 25% tariffs] and take any action that they may consider appropriate for over two months following President-elect Trump’s assumption of office,” said Crampton in his ruling.
He went on to say that hearing the applicants’ case after Parliament resumes on March 24 would deprive MacKinnon and Lavranos of their access to justice.
Federal Court grants expedited hearing for prorogation legal challenge | True North
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