A group appealing the Emergencies Act case at the Supreme Court is asking the court whether Chief Justice Richard Wagner should recuse himself from the process, citing potential bias.
The federal government filed an application with the Supreme Court on March 17 to appeal a January decision by the Federal Court of Appeal. That court had rejected Ottawa’s appeal of a 2024 lower court decision, finding that it “correctly” determined that the Emergencies Act was unreasonably invoked.
Canadian Frontline Nurses (CFN) filed an appeal application with the Supreme Court, saying it could be “inappropriate” for the chief justice to take part in the court’s discussions on whether to hear the case due to his past comments about protesters. Some members of CFN participated in the Freedom Convoy protest in Ottawa in 2022….