Federal court is on purpose of protesting this week in Ottawa.
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OTTAWA, ON: On Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14, 2025, the Federal Court will consider the constitutional challenge to the proroguement of Parliament, according to the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms. Attorneys for Aris Lavranos and David MacKinnon will contend that the decision to prorogue Parliament was illegal and that the Federal Court should decide how much authority a prime minister has to advise a governor general to do so. The Federal Court will hear this case in the East Room of the Supreme Court of Canada building at 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1A 0J1. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET.
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The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Federal Court will hear the constitutional challenge to the decision to prorogue Parliament on Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14, 2025. Attorneys for David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos will argue that the decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful and that the Federal Court should determine the proper scope of a Prime Minister's power to advise a Governor General to prorogue Parliament. The hearing will take place in the East Room of the Supreme Court of Canada building at 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1A 0J1. At 9:30 a.m. ET, the hearing is scheduled to start. To watch the hearing remotely, please register beforehand. Federal Court Hearings List is the source. View the following: https://www.fct-cf.gc.ca/en/court-files-and-decisions/hearing-lists Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared on January 6, 2025, that he will recommend to the Governor General that the 44th session of Parliament be postponed until March 24, 2025. The stoppage of all parliamentary action is known as prorogation. On January 7, 2025, attorneys supported by the Justice Centre filed a Notice of Application challenging this ruling on behalf of Aris Lavranos and David MacKinnon. The applicants are asking the Federal Court to rule that Parliament has not been prorogued because the Governor General's recommendation to do so was illegal. Chief Justice Paul S. Crampton of the Supreme Court of the Federal Court ordered an expedited hearing after acknowledging the pressing, extraordinary, and compelling problems brought forth by this prorogation challenge. On February 3, 2025, the applicants' attorneys filed a Memorandum of Fact and Law with the Federal Court. On February 7, 2025, attorneys for the respondents filed a Memorandum of Fact and Law with the Federal Court. "We invite the court to find that the Prime Minister's advice to the Governor General to prorogue Parliament was unlawful because it undermined Parliament's ability to hold government accountable, especially as Canada faces significant challenges from the United States," said constitutional lawyer Hatim Kheir, as part of their submissions.
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