Ottawa to appeal court ruling that overturned order listing plastics as toxic substance

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ottawa-appealing-court-decision-plastics-toxic-substance-1.7033929

Author: Darren Major

The federal government is planning to appeal a court decision that quashed an order-in-council listing manufactured plastic items as toxic. Last week, a Federal Court judge ruled that the government's move to list all plastic items as toxic was "unreasonable and unconstitutional." Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault and Justice Minister Arif Virani announced the government's intention to appeal in a joint statement on Monday.