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Supreme Court rejects Friends of the Earth appeal
The Supreme Court of Canada has declined to grant leave to hear Friends of the Earth Canada’s application to hold the federal government accountable for failing to implement the Kyoto Protocol Implementation Act
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OTTAWA - On March 25 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada declined to grant leave to
hear Friends of the Earth Canada’s application to hold the federal
government accountable for failing to implement the Kyoto Protocol
Implementation Act (an Act of Parliament passed in June 2007).
Climate
change is a serious continuing threat to our society, environment and
way of life for which the need for judicial guidance will continue to
grow as the extent of the impacts of climate change increase. Ecojustice
is committed to representing the interests of our public interest
clients in holding the Canadian government to account and thereby
compelling it to take responsible action on climate change that ensures a
sustainable future for present and future Canadians.
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