When politicians don't stand up for our civil rights, it's up to citizens to fight for those rights in court. Nobody else can do it for us.

Since the Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms was established in the 1980s, the courts have been ruling in favour of fair and equal representation in Canadian and provincial elections. Now, it's time to challenge the fairness of the first-past-the-post voting system itself. 

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    Jesse Hitchcock
    posted by | 5sc
    December 22, 2022

    Celebrating an important fundraising milestone!

    Thanks to your contributions and the support and donations of many other Charter Challenge champions, we have reached another important milestone in our fundraising efforts. We have surpassed our $30,000 goal for the drafting of the factum (our written argument of the case). This is excellent news, and sets us up for success in the coming months!  Here’s a reminder on the status of the case:  The case was filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in October 2019. We served the government with affidavits and an evidence package in May 2021. Government affidavits were received in late Fall 2022 and are currently being reviewed.  Court date was confirmed. The case will be heard September 25 - 27, 2023. We will have more to share next week on the government’s evidence and our current work in reviewing and preparing response evidence.  In the meantime, we’re pleased to share that we are planning a Charter Challenge donor webinar for early 2023 with the Charter Challenge team and lawyer, Nicolas Rouleau. Stay tuned for details on this exciting event!  As well, we are kicking off the next phase of fundraising which will be focused on raising $25,000 to cover the costs of presenting our case in court.  Thank you for your continued support. Jesse Hitchcock, Springtide & Antony Hodgson, Fair Voting BC
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    Jesse Hitchcock
    posted by | 5sc
    October 12, 2022

    Court Date Confirmed!

    We are very excited to share that the Charter Challenge now has a court date! Our case will be heard September 25 - 27, 2023 in Toronto. This is a critical moment for the challenge, and it would not have been possible without your support and contributions!We still have plenty of work to do prior to the hearing dates. Evidence is expected from the government very shortly, at which point we'll review it and start preparing our reply evidence. Cross-examination will be completed in March 2023, and the factum (the written argument we provide to the courts prior to the hearing) will be filed in late Spring 2023. Thank you again for all your support in getting us to this point. More exciting updates to come very shortly! Jesse Hitchcock, Springtide & Antony Hodgson, Fair Voting BC  
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Current Status:

- Court date is confirmed! The case will be heard September 25 - 27, 2023.

- The case was filed with the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on October 2019.

- Served government with affidavit and evidence package in May 2021.

- Government affidavits received in late Fall 2022.
 

How you can help

The main way you can help is to support the case financially. We need to raise another $25,000 to cover the costs of presenting our case in court. You can support the case for as little as a dollar a month.

What to expect

- Fall 2022 - Once evidence and a response from the government is received, Charter Challenge lawyer, Nicolas Rouleau will start preparing for cross-examination and response affidavits.

- Spring 2023 - Once we have received the government’s evidence and replied to it, Charter Challenge lawyer, Nicolas Rouleau, will draft the factum

- At each step, we set a goal based on our estimate of the costs, and ask supporters to contribute to help us reach that goal, and to ensure the case can continue to move forward.