Charter Challenge: Government Lawyers

Government lawyers: Government lawyers say the Charter does not include a general right to housing, or oblige governments to provide social assistance and housing support, according to The Star. Moreover, the legal remedies suggested in the challenge are vague and open-ended, the lawyers add in the case being heard Monday and Tuesday in Toronto and Federal and provincial lawyers are in court Monday to stop a landmark 2010 Charter challenge that alleges Ottawa and Queens Park are violating the rights of homeless and inadequately housed people. Such economic and social policies are political matters, beyond the scope of the court, they argue in their motion to quash before the Ontario Superior Court. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.