What is the legal test for justiciable government policy decisions?

Alberta, Canada


The following excerpt is from Meads v. Meads, 2012 ABQB 571 (CanLII):

There are, nevertheless, certain limits. Some subjects are simply not justiciable, for example government policy decisions: Operation Dismantle v. The Queen, 1985 CanLII 74 (SCC), [1985] 1 S.C.R. 441, 18 D.L.R. (4th) 481.

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