A group of young people argue Ontario's weakened emission target is a violation of their Charter rights. On Thursday, the Appeal Court of Ontario declined to rule on that question, but said lower courts shouldn't have dismissed the case,

Ruling sends the case back to lower court for a new hearing and revives the possibility that Ontario's weakened emissions target may still be found unconstitutional

The court of appeal in Canada's most populous province ordered a new hearing on Thursday in a youth-led lawsuit claiming Ontario's climate plan violates young people's rights.

In a decision released Thursday, three judges from the Court of Appeal for Ontario sided with the appellants in Mathur v. Ontario that a Superior Court of Justice judge “erred” in deciding the young people’s case was a “positive rights case” in an April 2023 decision.

Ontario's top court has ordered a new hearing for a youth-led constitutional challenge of the provincial government's emissions target, saying the case raised important issues that should be considered afresh.

Province’s Court of Appeal heard arguments earlier this year brought by seven young people who say Ontario’s weakened emissions target is a violation of their constitutional rights

TORONTO - Ontario's top court is set to release its decision in a landmark youth-led Charter challenge of the provincial government's climate change plan.