A lawsuit against the City of Edmonton’s practice of dismantling homeless encampments cannot proceed after a judge ruled the human rights group that launched the challenge does not have legal standing to fight the case.
In a decision Tuesday, Court of King’s Bench Justice Jonathan Martin determined that the Coalition for Justice and Human Rights does not have legal standing to represent the interests of people in the city experiencing homelessness.
The Edmonton-based coalition had filed a lawsuit in August over the city’s encampment eviction policy, describing the approach as a violation of the human rights of people who live in the camps.
The coalition had been seeking
