Is public interest standing necessary to challenge existing legislation?
Manitoba, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kennett v. Manitoba (Attorney General), 1998 CanLII 4960 (MB CA):
49 Jewers J. was correct when he decided not to exercise his discretion in favour of granting public interest standing to the appellants to challenge the existing legislation. We are not dealing with a matter of urgent and pressing public concern that is bound to be repeated as was the situation in Tremblay v. Daigle.
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