The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) challenged the constitutionality of Ontario's Federal Carbon Tax Transparency Act (FCTTA) and its accompanying regulation, O. Reg. 275/19, which mandated gasoline retailers to display a specific sticker on gas pumps.
The CCLA argued this requirement constituted compelled speech, violating freedom of expression under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The court granted the CCLA public interest standing, finding that the legislation's true purpose was partisan advocacy rather than neutral information sharing.
Consequently, the court held that the FCTTA and O. Reg. 275/19 infringed section 2(b) of the Charter and could not be justified under section 1, declaring them to be of no force or effect.
