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Ontario launches judicial review to confirm unconstitutionality of federal environmental assessment law

Downey said the province filed for review on Tuesday, but said the timeline for when that review is actually completed remains up in the air.

Published Oct 24, 2023 at 8:31pm

Davis Legree
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Davis Legree
Ontario launches judicial review to confirm unconstitutionality of federal environmental assessment law

Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario holds a press conference at Queens Park in Toronto Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2023. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press)

Just over a week after the federal government's environmental assessment law was found to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada, Ontario is looking for confirmation.

"Ontario is taking immediate legal action to clarify the federal Impact Assessment Act does not stand in the way of our province's many critical infrastructure projects," Ontario Attorney General Doug Downey said during a press conference on Tuesday.

"[The Supreme Court ruling] was just a reference and we need a decision."

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