Is there a blanket public interest exemption for an application under the MCIA?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Hazineh v. McCallion, 2013 ONSC 6619 (CanLII):

Magder v. Ford, [2013] O.J. No. 1489 (Div. Ct.) makes the point that there is no “blanket public interest exemption for electors who pursue an application under the MCIA”.

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