In a court filing, the Justice Centre’s legal team argued that the Prime Minister ‘has not provided a reasonable justification’ to prorogue Parliament
The Federal Court on Thursday and Friday will hear a novel legal challenge to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ’s decision to prorogue Parliament, as opponents argue the move deprived MPs of the opportunity to respond to tariffs, both imposed and threatened by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Similar to prorogations in Canada’s political past, opponents of Mr. Trudeau’s move described it as ducking both parliamentary accountability and a potential defeat in a vote of non-confidence. The challengers to Mr. Trudeau’s decision aim to replicate the British legal ruling to limit the power of prorogation in Canada. The federal government, among its arguments, said the 2019 British ruling has “no application in Canada.”
The Federal Court will consider a number of issues, including the fundamental question of whether it has jurisdiction to make any sort of declaration on the questions at hand. “This is a constitutional lawsuit,” said Mr. Manson. “All political parties, no matter who they are, have to play by the rules.”
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