Maltais v. Canada (Environment and Climate Change)

Decided: 2026-09-18. Docket: T-2843-26. Citation: 2026 CanLII 97613 (FC). Administrative law — Judicial review — Remedies — Mandamus — Public legal duty to act under Canadian Net Zero Emissions Accountability Act — Consultation obligations and participatory rights considered — Whether statutory scheme intended judicial scrutiny and remediation — Declaratory relief tied to mandamus request — Motion to strike dismissed | Procedure — Motions — Motion to strike — Applications for judicial review — Whether application is bereft of any possibility of success — Plenary jurisdiction to control process, analogy to Rule 221 — No evidence on motion, facts presumed true unless speculative — Notice read holistically — Motion dismissed | Environment — Climate change — Greenhouse gas emissions reduction