Black v. Nova Scotia (Municipal Affairs and Housing)

canada, canadian, case law, court opinion, canlii, nsca, 2026nsca60, 2026 nsca 60 (canlii), 2026, nsca, 60, (canlii), ca 548551, 2026, administrative law, judicial review, standing, public interest standing, downtown eastside test, serious justiciable issue, genuine interest, reasonable and effective means, whether appellant satisfied legal requirements for public interest standing, judicial review not a reasonable and effective way without a serious issue, public interest standing denied, appeal dismissed, evidence, appeal, fresh evidence, civil procedure rule 90.47(1), palmer v. the queen test, “special grounds”, should the fresh evidence be admitted, relevance and whether evidence could affect the result considered, evidence held to have no material impact on de novo standing assessment, motion for fresh evidence dismissed, administrative law, public law litigation, serious justiciable issue, statement of provincial interest regarding drinking water, “municipal water supply watershed”, whether proposed statutory interpretation raises a serious justiciable issue, interpretation urged found plainly and obviously without merit, lack of serious issue defeats reasonable and effective means factor, public interest standing denied, appeal dismissed with costs