Summary

Keywords

Constitutional law — Charter of Rights — Reasonable limits (s. 1) — Demise of the Crown —Whether provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and Municipal Act, 2001 should be struck as unconstitutional given their fundamentally undemocratic nature — Whether Canada is free and independent of the Crown as of the demise of the Queen — City of Toronto Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 11, Sch. A, s. 226.9.1; Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, s. 284.11.1

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Applicant Jordan Ash brought an application challenging the constitutionality of certain provisions of the City of Toronto Act, 2006 and the Municipal Act, 2001.

The application judge dismissed the application. The Court of Appeal dismissed Mr. Ash’s appeal.

Lower Court Rulings