Thread by @cancivlib

On the anniversary of Canada's #charterofrights , we have today retained counsel and are preparing to go to court in the coming days, to challenge the Black Friday Regulation 294/21. 1/6
files.ontario.ca/solgen_oreg294…

We have retained Anil Kapoor, one of Canada’s leading criminal and constitutional lawyers, to lead a legal team being assembled as we speak, to launch a legal challenge before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, most likely by way of injunction. 2/6
kapoorbarristers.com/the-firm/anil-…

We are bringing a challenge as quickly as possible, in order to restore peoples’ freedom from arbitrary police stops. Reg 294/21 codifies the odious “driving while black” police stop, adding a “walking while black” offence -- legalized carding, and that’s unconstitutional. 3/6

We urge @DavidLametti to refer Ontario Reg 294/21 and its enabling legislation to @SCC_eng for a constitutional reference on provincial legislation, as has been done from time to time, pursuant to the Supreme Court Act. 4/6

Countless #BIPOC + #LGBTQ people have contacted us about their fear of what happens when they step outside. Racialized, street + vulnerable communities + their leaders obviously deserve to speak for themselves on this matter, and it is not for us to speak on their behalf. 5/6

Our job is to speak to and fight for Canada's civil liberties and constitutional laws, and it is on that basis that we will seek to invalidate this executive order through the courts, in the coming days. To stay tuned, please follow us: ccla.org/email-subscrib… 6/6