Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Lamb Case Gives Feds Second Bite


To view the article as published, click here.

A B.C. Supreme Court justice has rejected a bid for a speedier trial in a constitutional challenge to the country's assisted dying law.
The B.C. Civil Liberties Association had asked the court to prevent the federal government from reintroducing evidence on issues that had already been decided in Carter v. Canada, the case that led to the legalization of assisted dying in Canada.

Lawyers with the BCCLA told reporters outside court that while the decision is unfortunate, they still expect the challenge to be successful.

"We succeeded in defeating the government's arguments in the Carter case and we will succeed in defeating them the second time around."