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Judicial review of ethics ruling in Trudeau We Charity case to proceed
['John Titor', 'Leslie Grace Swiednicki', 'Rosa Brown', 'Terry Spence', 'The Canadian Press']
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Send this page to someone via emailThe Supreme Court of Canada says a watchdog group can pursue a court challenge of a federal ethics report on Justin Trudeau’s involvement in decisions about WE Charity.
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Government lawyers argued the application should be tossed out, in part because the Conflict of Interest Act bars judicial review concerning questions of fact and law.
The Court of Appeal dismissed Democracy Watch’s application, prompting the group to take its case to the Supreme Court.
Story continues below advertisementIn a ruling issued today, the top court says political oversight of the commissioner was not an adequate alternative to judicial review.