Ontario judge recalls lawyers in supervised consumption site case

Ontario judge recalls lawyers in supervised consumption site case

An Ontario judge has asked lawyers to return to court in the challenge to a new provincial law that bans supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools or daycares.

Judge seeks more clarity on facts in supervised consumption site legal challenge

The Ontario judge overseeing the legal challenge of the province's ban on supervised consumption sites that are within 200 metres of schools and daycares says he's concerned he does not have all the facts to decide the case.

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The Ontario judge overseeing the legal challenge of the province’s ban on supervised consumption sites that are within 200 metres of schools and daycares unexpectedly recalled court Monday in a bid to understand whether he had all the facts to decide the case. Justice John Callaghan heard arguments in late March from The Neighbourhood Group, which runs a consumption site in downtown Toronto. The organization, along with two of its users, argued …

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TORONTO — In an unexpected move, an Ontario judge has asked lawyers to return to court today in the challenge to a new provincial law that bans supervised consumption sites within 200 metres of schools or daycares. The Neighbourhood Group, which runs a consumption site in downtown Toronto, took the province to court to argue the law violates the Constitution and the Charter of Rights and Freedoms because the sites save lives. The organization sa…