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Law firm: Ryan O’Connor, of Zayouna Law Firm
Applicants: Jason Fielden and Glenn Edwards
Respondent: Province of Ontario
Argument: Constitutional challenge filed against Ontario's organized sports ban
Full text: TorontoSun.com
Law firm: Ryan O’Connor, of Zayouna Law Firm
Ruled: Alberta Health Services drops case, pays for Applicants legal fees – Café stays open
In January, Whistle Stop Café defied province’s public health orders and kept their doors open. The Alberta Health Services took them to court, only to drop the cases stating “Upon the easing of restrictions, and given that dine-in services are now permitted, AHS is no longer pursuing compliance of the executive officer order through the Court of Queen’s Bench.” They also paid for the Cafés legal expenses. This sets a strong message for civil disobedience.
Full text: GlobalNews.ca
Law firm: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (Calgary, AB)
Applicant: Province of Alberta
Respondent: Pastor James Coates, Grace Life Church
Argument: Pastor charged and jailed for holding church services
Full text: JCCF.ca
Law firm: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (Calgary, AB)
Applicants: 13 individuals
Respondent: Federal Government
Argument: Forcible confinement for travelers
Full text: JCCF.ca
Law firm: Rath & Company (Calgary, AB)
Applicant: Dominic Colvin of Kelowna, BC - CEO of CannaPharmaRx
Respondents: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, the Public Health Agency of Canada, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and the office of the Attorney General
Argument: Forced Quarantine at Federal Facilities – Travelers’ returning to Canada
Full text: News article by CalgaryHerald.com
RULED: Gyms (select few) allowed to re-open to serve clients with disabilities
Kitchener gym, NorthX Fitness, who specializes on serving individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities, brought a legal challenge to Ontario provincial government on January 21, 2021 by lawyer Ryan O’Connor, of Zayouna Law Firm. They were seeking immediate injunction to suspend the law from applying to it and also challenged the constitutionality of lockdown order. The lockdown order was amended on February 5 to allow gyms to reopen if they cater solely to disabled Ontarians who have a medical note requiring physical therapy that they cannot receive elsewhere. This was the only amendment that was made on February 5. “Ontarians should not need to go to court in order for the government to recognize their Charter protected rights. These amendments appear to be a direct response to this application. We firmly believe that without litigation, the government would not have amended the lockdown order and would have continued to violate Ontarians’ Charter protected rights,” continued Van Geyn. “The government appears to have accepted the strength of our position, by changing the law along the lines of what the injunction was seeking just two days after CCF was granted intervener status.” said Honickman.
Full text: Press release by the Canadian Constitution Foundation
Law firms: Nirmala Armstrong Law Office, narmstronglaw@gmail.com (Markham, ON) and Michael Swinwood, Elders Without Borders, spiritualelders@gmail.com (Ottawa, ON)
Applicants: Adamson Barbecue Limited and William Adamson Skelly
Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario
Argument: Notice of Constitutional Question – three questions on the constitutional validity (or applicability) of the Reopening Ontario Act
Press Conference: February 20, 2021 - Adam Skelly video below
Full text: Statement of Claim, PDF download available below
Adam Skelly reads the three constitutional questions - well done Adam and his amazing legal team!
February 1, 2021 - Adam Skelly - Notice of Constitutional Question (pdf)
DownloadRuled: Curfew exemption for homeless people
A group of legal aid lawyers (The Mobile Legal Clinic) who were working on behalf of homeless clients, demonstrated that the lives, safety and health of homeless people were put at risk by the curfew. Because homeless people have no place to go at night, she ruled the "measure as worded would not apply to people experiencing homelessness."
Full text: cbc.ca
Law firm: Polina Furtula, Citadel Law Corporation (Vancouver, BC)
Applicant: Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy
Respondents: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia and Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer
Argument: Class action for residents or persons doing business in British Columbia
Full text: Notice of Civil Claim
Law firm: Self-represented (Brantford, ON)
Applicant: John C Turmel
Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen
Argument: Mathematical error comparing Case Fatality Rate (apple) to Infection Fatality Rate (orange) resulting in gross exaggeration of covid deaths
Full text: smartestman.ca
Law firm: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (Calgary, AB)
Applicants: Over 12 individuals and faith communities - redacted for privacy
Respondents: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of British Columbia and Dr. Bonnie Henry, Provincial Health Officer
Argument: Public Protest and Worship Services
Full text: JCCF.ca
Law firms: Rath & Company and Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (Calgary, AB)
Applicant: Redacted for privacy
Respondent: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Alberta
Argument: Challenge to Provincial Emergency Order by Public Health Officer
Full text: Freedom4Canada.com
Law firm: Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (Calgary, AB)
Applicants: 7 Churches and 2 individuals
Respondents: Her Majesty the Queen in Right of the Province of Manitoba, Dr. Brent Roussin, Chief Public Health Officer and Dr. Jazz Atwal, Acting Deputy Chief Officer of Health
Argument: Public Protest and Worship Services
Full text: JCCF.ca
Law firm: Rocco Galati Law Firm (Toronto, ON)
Applicants: Vaccine Choice Canada, Denis Rancourt + 7 Others (Redacted for privacy)
Respondents: 20+ including Justin Trudeau, Dr. Theresa Tam, Doug Ford, John Tory, Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada and Ontario including the CBC
Argument: Constitutional Violations by all levels of government in their Covid-19 response including breach of fiduciary responsibility by CBC to report both sides of the news
Full text: VaccineChoiceCanada.com