Advocacy groups are launching a legal challenge against the prorogation of Parliament requested by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying the move cannot be justified.
Trudeau said on Jan. 6 he intends to resign as prime minister and Liberal Party leader once the party chooses new leader. In the meantime, he asked Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to prorogue Parliament until March 24.
The suspension of parliamentary business is preventing opposition parties from toppling the minority Liberal government, as they’ve all pledged to do, and it provides the Liberal Party a window to run a leadership contest.
The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms said on Jan. 7 it is providing lawyers to two private citizens, David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos, who are seeking a declaration from the Federal Court that the decision to prorogue was “incorrect, unreasonable or both.”…