I am still pondering the logic of Judge Marie-Andrée Vermette in her decision one week ago in the lawsuit Mathur et. al. v. His Majesty the King in Right of Ontario.
The Ontario Superior Court ruled, in effect, in favour of Doug Ford and against young people in Ontario.
Justice Marie-Andrée Vermette wrote in her decision, “It is indisputable that, as a result of climate change, the Applicants and Ontarians in general are experiencing an increased risk of death and an increased risk to the security of the person.”Justice Vermette did reject the Ford government arguments that its emissions were globally insignificant and noted that “every tonne of CO2 emissions adds to global warming” and contributes” to a quantifiable increase in global temperatures.
This youth lawsuit in Ontario, in some ways, is successful. It made it to trial in spite of the extraordinary attempts by the Ford government to prevent this. This case may make it to the Supreme Court. Soon there will be a win — a precedent case in in Canada.
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