September 14, 2026 – Press Release: Saskatchewan’s coal extension goes before the province’s highest court on September 15 [PDF]
February 5, 2026 – Press release: Environmental Advocates to Appeal Saskatchewan Court Ruling [PDF]
January 16, 2026 – Press release: Saskatchewan Government Avoids Legal Accountability for Coal-Fired Electricity Generation Plans [PDF]
November 3, 2025 – Press release: Nonprofit Organizations, Applicants from Saskatchewan and Manitoba to Argue Climate Justice Coal Power Case Against Government of Saskatchewan on November 10 [PDF]
August 1, 2025 – Press release: Nonprofit Organizations, Three Individual Applicants Taking Saskatchewan Government to Court over Decision to Extend Life of Coal Plants [PDF]
For any questions, or to request an interview, please contact:
Scott Cooper, Communications and Public Engagement Specialist
Citizens for Public Justice
Phone number: 438-880-7812
ac.jpcobfsctd-8032fe@ttocs
CBC News: Price estimate for Sask.โs refit of coal-fired power plants climbs to $26B โ May 7, 2026
CBC News: Sask. NDP releases plan for energy grid that would reverse governmentโs doubling down on coal โ April 8, 2026
CBC News: Estimated cost to refurbish Sask. coal plants nearly tripled to $2.6B โ April 1, 2026
CBC Saskatchewan radio – The Morning Edition – Sask with Adam Hunter: Judge dismisses legal challenge to Sask.’s decision to extend use of coal-fired plants – January 27, 2026
CBC News: Court strikes down challenge of Sask.’s decision to extend life of 3 coal-fired power plants – January 27, 2026
CBC News: Saskatchewan plans to extend coal power to 2050. Now a judge will decide whether it ends up in court – November 12, 2025
CBC Saskatchewan radio: Sask. court hears case on provinceโs decision to extend coal power to 2050 – November 10, 2025
CBC News: Judge reserves decision on application to stop Sask. coal plant life extension โ August 12, 2025
CBC News (television): 12-year-old among those taking province to court for plans to extend use of coal-fired power plants – August 5, 2025
CBC News: Environmental groups launch legal campaign to stop Sask. coal plant extension – August 4, 2025
CBC Saskatchewan radio: CPJ’s Maryo Wahba appears on The 306 with Peter Mills (segment begins at 58:22) – August 1, 2025
Radio-Canada, Le tรฉlรฉjournal Saskatchewan: Recours contre le maintien du charbon jusqu’en 2050 (franรงais) – August 1, 2025
Saskatchewan faces heat in court clash over coal plant lifeline โ August 13, 2025
(Television) Lawsuit underway over Sask. coal power extension โ August 12, 2025
End Saskatchewan coal: Suing the government over coal is an act of worship – December 5, 2025
$26B Coal Extension Plan Will Raise Sask. Power Rates 95%, Curtail New Renewables Buys โ May 22, 2026
Judge Rejects Legal Challenge to Saskatchewan Coal Extension โ January 19, 2026
Opinion: Ottawaโs Double Standard Leaves Saskatchewan Free to Continue Burning Coal – November 11, 2025
Court Weighs Case Against Saskatchewanโs Plan to Extend Coal Power – August 13, 2025
Saskatchewan Faces Judicial Review Over Plan to Burn Coal Past 2030 – August 6, 2025
Saskatchewan is going in the wrong direction on coal โ August 12, 2025
(Television) Plan to extend life of coal power in Saskatchewan to cost $26B over 25 years โ May 7, 2026
Leaked documents spark debate over true cost of restoring Saskatchewan coal plants โ May 7, 2026
(Television) Coal-Fired power plant back up and running โ April 23, 2026
(Television) Saskatchewan Environmental Society launches legal battle over provinceโs coal extension plan โ August 12, 2025
BREAKING: Coal injunction tossed; court says governments get to make environmental policy (January 14, 2026)
The Coal Injunction, Part 5: Saskatchewan Environmental Society and Citizens for Public Justice (August 21, 2025)
The Coal Injunction, Part 4: Affidavits of a Manitoba activist farmer and a Saskatoon environmental podcaster (August 20, 2025)
The Coal Injunction, Part 3: Why is a 12 year old filing affidavits against coal usage instead of playing with Lego? (August 19, 2025)
The Coal Injunction, Part 2: Arguments against continued coal use made in injunction filings (August 18, 2025)
The Coal Injunction, Part 1: Do a 12 year old, a podcaster and someone who doesnโt even live here get to kill 1100 coal-related jobs? โ August 17, 2025
Furore erupts at Leg over costs of extending coal plants โ May 11, 2026
SaskPower sheds light on timeline, cost for coal life extension โ March 27, 2026
Environmental groups take coal-power fight to Court of Appeal โ February 5, 2026
Court dismisses appeal challenging Saskatchewanโs coal plans – January 15, 2026
Climate advocates keep challenging Sask. coal-power extension – November 10, 2025
Saskatchewan faces legal challenge for delaying coal phase-out – August 4, 2025
Saskatchewan’s plan to extend life of coal power to cost $26B over 25 years โ May 8, 2026 (subscription required)
Court strikes down coal challenge in Saskatchewan โ January 19, 2026 (subscription required)
Saskatchewan faces legal challenge for delay of coal phase out – August 1, 2025 (subscription required)
Saskatchewan is on a crash course with Canadaโs coal phaseout. Will the feds step in? โ February 26, 2026 (subscription required)
Saskatchewan court dismisses challenge to extended use of coal power – February 3, 2026 (subscription required)
- Notice of Appeal [PDF] (February 2, 2026)
- This is the applicants’ Notice of Appeal served to government lawyers following Justice R.S. Smith’s written decision dismissing the case.
- Written Decisions
- Decision from Justice R.S. Smith on justiciability hearing [PDF] (January 12, 2026)
- This is the decision issued by the judge who dismissed our legal challenge on procedural grounds relating to the role of the Court.
- Decision from Justice R.S. Smith on justiciability hearing [PDF] (January 12, 2026)
- Briefs of Law
- CPJ and Applicants’ Brief of Law [PDF] (October 23, 2025)
- This is the document prepared on behalf of CPJ and our co-applicants submitted to the court ahead of the November 10th hearing.
- Government of Saskatchewan’s Brief of Law [PDF] (October 6, 2025)
- This is the Government of Saskatchewan’s document submitted to the court ahead of the November 10th hearing.
- CPJ and Applicants’ Brief of Law [PDF] (October 23, 2025)
- Applications
- Notice of Application to Strike [PDF] (August 27, 2025)
- This is the Government of Saskatchewan’s notice indicating that they are asking the court to strike our case because it is not a justiciable issueโin other words, the Saskatchewan’s Coal Decision is not something over which the courts can extend their judicial authority.
- Originating Application [PDF] (July 18, 2025)
- This document outlines the foundational arguments for our request that the courts stop the Saskatchewan government’s decision to extend coal power generation. It articulates the unreasonableness of the decision, which, in a legal sense, is what is needed for a court to act as a check on administrative decision makers.
- Notice of Application to Strike [PDF] (August 27, 2025)
- Affidavits
- As part of our initial submission, the co-applicants submitted affidavits describing their perspective and claims in the case.
- Affidavit – Willard Metzger [PDF], Executive Director of Citizens for Public Justice
- Affidavit – Kikรฉ Dueck [PDF], youth Saskatchewan resident
- Affidavit – Robert Halliday [PDF], Saskatchewan resident and Board member of the Saskatchewan Environmental Society
- Affidavit – Sherry Olson [PDF], Saskatchewan resident and co-host of From The Ground Up, an environmental podcast and radio show airing on CFCR 90.5 FM in Saskatoon
- Affidavit – Matthew Wiens [PDF], Manitoba farmer
- As part of our initial submission, the co-applicants submitted affidavits describing their perspective and claims in the case.
