Media Advisory - ENvironnement JEUnesse to present class action climate lawsuit against the Canadian Government

MONTREAL, June 3, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ - ENvironnement JEUnesse, represented pro bono by the firm Trudel Johnston & Lespérance, will present to the Superior Court of Quebec on June 6^th its application for authorization to bring a class action against the Canadian government on behalf of Quebeckers aged 35 and under.

ENvironnement JEUnesse alleges that the Canadian government is infringing on a generation's fundamental rights, because its greenhouse gas reduction target is not ambitious enough to avoid dangerous climate change and because it does not even have a plan that would allow it to reach this already inadequate target.

During this hearing, which media can attend, Canada will also defend its position.

About ENvironnement JEUnesse
Founded in 1979, ENvironnement JEUnesse (ENJEU) is an organization dedicated to educating youth on environmental issues, to provide training through educational projects and to encourage them to take action in their community. https://enjeu.qc.ca/justice-eng/

About TJL
Trudel Johnston & Lespérance (TJL) is a law firm that has specialized in class actions and public interest litigation for the last twenty years. TJL has won more class action trials than any other law firm in Canada. TJL's lawyers won the mega-trial against the tobacco industry and obtained an injunction to protect the belugas of the St. Lawrence against Energy East. His lawyers represent communities that are victims of industrial pollution in Malartic and Quebec City and defend Les Courageuses against Gilbert Rozon. TJL pursue a number of public interest cases in which they volunteer, such as this one for ENvironnement JEUnesse. http://tjl.quebec/en/

SOURCE ENvironnement JEUnesse