The Alberta government has received the Federal Court’s approval to intervene in six lawsuits related to federal proposed firearms legislation that would ban more than 1,500 models of firearms.
The province first announced it would seek intervenor status in ongoing legal actions on Sept. 26, 2022, to allow the province to advance both constitutional and non-constitutional legal arguments to protect the interests of Alberta’s estimated 340,000 plus licensed gun owners.
The Federal Court ruled on Jan. 11 that Alberta could intervene on non-constitutional issues, and the federal government did not oppose the application. Provinces have an automatic right to intervene on constitutional matters. It was the non-constitutional legal arguments that needed the approval of the court….