GROUP OF CANADIAN YOUTH TAKE CASE TO FEDERAL COURT

Fifteen young climate activists are taking their battle to the next level as they try to compel the Canadian government to develop a climate recovery plan based on science. The group says it filed written arguments Monday in the Federal Court of Appeal against a dismissal of its claim that Canada's continuing greenhouse gas emissions infringe on the constitutional rights to life, liberty, security and equality. A Federal Court judge struck down their claim last fall, ruling it would force “judicial involvement in Canada's overall policy response to climate change.” The young people and their legal team disagree, saying in a statement the lower court ruling will prevent judicial or constitutional scrutiny of climate policies, despite the harm they say the government agrees such policies cause to children and youth.