- Parties: The plaintiffs included Cecilia La Rose. The defendants were His Majesty the King and the Attorney General of Canada.

- Subject Matter: The plaintiffs, who were fifteen children and youth from across Canada, challenged the defendants’ alleged conduct relating to greenhouse gas emissions allegedly incompatible with a stable climate system. The conduct allegedly infringed the rights of all present and future children and youth in Canada under ss. 7 and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The defendants allegedly failed to discharge their public trust obligations relating to identified public resources. The Federal Court granted the defendants’ motion to strike without leave to amend. The court concluded that the Charter claims disclosed no reasonable cause of action and were not justiciable. The court found that the public trust doctrine, while justiciable, disclosed no reasonable cause of action under r. 221 of the Federal Courts Rules. This case is ongoing.

- Date: The hearing was set on Oct. 2, 2024.

- Venue: This was a federal case before the Federal Court.

- Amount: No financial award was specified.