What is the law on private interest standing in Canada?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from M.K. v British Columbia (Attorney General), 2019 BCSC 166 (CanLII):
Our Court of Appeal has discussed the law on private interest standing in the following terms (Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence Society v. Canada (Attorney General), 2010 BCCA 439, aff'd 2012 SCC 45):
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