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Standing In Charter Declaratory Actions, June M. Ross
Standing In Charter Declaratory Actions, June M. Ross
Osgoode Hall Law Journal
Standing rules applicable to Charter declaratory actions are examined. It is argued that, in Charter cases, Supreme Court has taken a restrictive approach to public interest standing that is inconsistent with prior case law and does not forward the purposes of standing law. Alternative forms of standing are also examined. The use of the traditional form of private standing has been severely and, it is suggested, unnecessarily restricted in Charter actions. However, there is a potential for a new form of private standing in the "section 24" plaintiff. The implications of both of these developments are considered.