Youth climate case to go ahead after judge strikes federal government appeal

In June, three young Canadians launched a legal challenge alleging that the federal government is failing to comply with its obligations to reduce the causes of climate change. They are joined by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, CAPE,  and Environmental Defence.

The federal government went to court to try to strike the case, but a judge dismissed their appeal and ordered the government to prepare its evidence to move forward in a timely way. We speak with lawyer Fraser Thompson of Ecojustice.