A court case targeting Saskatchewan’s approach to greenhouse gas emissions and its plans to build new gas-fired power plants has come to an end. Article content
An Oct. 10 decision from Court of King’s Bench Justice Holli Kuski Bassett concludes: “The Claim is struck in its entirety.” Article content Article content
That means the case cannot proceed.
The legal claim was brought in Spring 2023 by a number of individuals, along with a group known as Climate Justice Saskatoon (known legally as the applicants). It was filed against the Saskatchewan government, SaskPower, and the province’s Crown Investments Corporation (CIC), known legally as the respondents.
In October of 2024, the judge heard arguments on the government’s application to have the case thrown out, and whether the app