Pattison Outdoor Advertising LP and Pattison Sign Group; ultra vires
Posted March 4, 20162012 ONCA 212 (CanLII); Lerners acted on behalf of the appellants in this matter which challenged the City of Toronto’s new tax law on outdoor billboards on the grounds that it was ultra vires to the City as well as discriminatory in nature. The Court of Appeal for Ontario agreed with the application judge that the law was validly enacted, and dismissed the appeal.