Supreme Court of Nova Scotia rules forest ban was unconstitutional
The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has declared that the provincial government’s ban on forest travel was “unreasonable” and failed to consider the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
Canadian civil liberties organizations are celebrating after the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia agreed with them that a ban on travel for Nova Scotians from entering the forest was “unreasonable” and violated the Charter rights of residents.
The Canadian Constitution Foundation, which brought the challenge and the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedom, which intervened in the trial, proclaimed a major victory against the Nova Scotia government’s decree last year to ban residents from travelling in the woods, on X this Friday. The ban was justified as a bid to stave off forest fires. The court found the law unlawful, though no further action was required because it was no longer in effect.
