Feb 29, 2024: Kemptville residents, Kirk Albert and Victor Lachance have filed notice of their intention to apply to the Ontario Court of Appeal to appeal the decision issued earlier this month by the Ontario Divisional Court dismissing their judicial review application filed in August 2022. For more details, please visit the Media Releases tab.
Nov 14, 2023: Superior Court of Ontario will hear oral arguments concerning a motion brought forward by Victor Lachance and Kirk Albert to compel the provincial government to disclose key records on Nov 15, 2023
June 2, 2023: The Solicitor General of Ontario and the Attorney General of Ontario file a Record of Proceeding (ROP) with the Superior Court of Justice (Divisional Court) court: VOLUME 1 and VOLUME 2
May 2, 2023: Press release: Court battle to determine legality of building a prison on farmland in Kemptville set to move ahead as province fails to convince judge to dismiss the Judicial Review Application
May 2, 2023: Background information on Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Smith’s decision in response to the province’s Motion to Dismiss the Judicial Review Application related to the site of the proposed Kemptville Priso
Mar 21, 2023: Press Release: Kemptville residents want judges to weigh in on the legality of building prison on farmland, while the province looks for a way out of the “self-imposed mess it created”
Mar 13, 2023: Amended Responding Motion Record – Applicants – Lachance and Albert
Feb 16, 2023: Motion Record of the Respondents Moving Parties
Feb 2, 2023: Book of Authorities of the Respondents Dec 6, 2022: Media Release: Ford government wants to block review of controversial Kemptville prison plan, saying too much as already been spent
Nov 25, 2022: Motion of Record of the Respondents – Motion to Dismiss
Aug 15, 2022: Notice of Application for Judicial Review
Aug 15, 2022: Press release “Proposed provincial prison in Kemptville is illegal”, Notice of Application for Judicial Review filed.
Aug 15, 2022: Background information on Notice of Application for Judicial Review
