Federal Court will hear prorogation challenge this week in Ottawa

OTTAWA, ON: The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms announces that the Federal Court will hear the constitutional challenge to the decision to prorogue Parliament on Thursday and Friday, February 13 and 14, 2025. Lawyers representing David MacKinnon and Aris Lavranos will argue that the decision to prorogue Parliament was unlawful and that the Federal Court ought to determine the proper scope of a Prime Minister's power to advise a Governor General to prorogue Parliament.

The Federal Court will hear this case in the East Room of the Supreme Court of Canada building at 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, K1A 0J1. The hearing will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. Please register in advance to view the hearing remotely.