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CEPA lawsuit against Canada for abandoning Kyoto
Status: Closed File
Launched lawsuit under CEPA against Canada for abandoning its binding international commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Kyoto Protocol
In May 2007, on behalf of Friends of the Earth, Ecojustice launched a lawsuit against the Government of Canada alleging that it had contravened the Canadian Environmental Protection Act by not meeting its international commitments to reduce greenhouse gases.
After the unexpected passage of Pablo Rodriguez’s private member’s bill into the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act in the summer, Friends of the Earth and the Ministers of Environment and Health agreed to stay the litigation pending the outcome of the new act.
After the government failed to meet the first legal deadline under the KPIA, another Application for Judicial Review was filed with the Federal Court seeking to force the Government to comply with the Act.
Staff:
Hugh Wilkins, Staff Lawyer, Toronto
Albert Koehl, Staff Lawyer, Toronto
Client:
Friends of the Earth Canada
