The scandals, missteps and affairs that defined the Trudeau decadeThe scandals, missteps and affairs that defined the Trudeau decade“The Supreme Court has unanimously confirmed that all Canadians have a constitutionally protected right to go to court to challenge unlawful government action,” Democracy Watch co-counsel Paul Daly said. The Supreme Court ruled this “partial privative clause” is unconstitutional, which Democracy Watch said has implications far beyond this one decision by former ethics commissioner Mario Dion . Democracy Watch argued Trudeau had engaged in both a real and apparent conflict of interest and applied to the Federal Court of Appeal for a judicial review of Dion’s decision. The federal government argued Democracy Watch had no legal standing in the case and that issues related to facts and law in the commissioner’s ruling could not be challenged in court. Try refreshing your browser, or Play VideoThe Supreme Court rejected these arguments, enabling Democracy Watch and eight other citizen organizations who intervened in the case to ask for a judicial review.