Federal Court Justice Michael Manson rejected a lawsuit initiated by the youths aged 10 to 19 years old. The lawsuit filed in 2019 says Canada's failure to protect against climate change is a violation of the youths' charter rights. On Tuesday, Manson ruled the network of government actions that contribute to climate change is too broad for the court to grapple with, and the court has no role in reviewing the country's overall approach to climate change. She said poverty rates and the location of communities leave Indigenous people at higher risk to the negative effects of climate change. Canada has tried to silence our voice in court and block our calls for climate justice.

Source: CBC News October 27, 2020 21:22 UTC