{"postID":135752545,"cachedAt":718053521.16171598,"updatedAt":718053521.16171002,"content":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"captionedImage","content":[{"type":"image2","attrs":{"topImage":false,"srcNoWatermark":null,"bytes":2133068,"href":null,"internalRedirect":null,"src":"https:\/\/substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/public\/images\/6f5bfb27-c351-461a-b052-dac586d96a88_2048x2048.png","belowTheFold":false,"type":"image\/png","title":null,"width":1456,"fullscreen":null,"height":1456,"imageSize":null,"resizeWidth":null,"alt":null}}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Justice Center for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) filed a constitutional challenge on behalf of several applicants back in August 2022. These applicants were Canadians who refused to disclose their vaccination status via the Government of Canada's ArriveCAN app, asserting their privacy and constitutional rights."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"On March 16, 2023, the Federal Court dismissed the constitutional challenge, stating that the ArriveCAN App was no longer being used for the purpose the claimants had filed in their application, rendering the case moot."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"Subsequently, the JCCF filed an appeal, and the Federal Court heard that appeal on June 13, 2023."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The Federal Court of Appeal released its decision on July 19, 2023, agreeing with the initial Federal Court judge and affirming that the applicant’s case was moot."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"The JCCF has announced that it will not pursue any further action following the Federal Court of Appeal's decision."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"You can read the Federal Court of Appeal decision at the link below."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"https:\/\/www.jccf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/arrivecanMootnessAppealDecision76.pdf","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"target":"_blank","class":null,"href":"https:\/\/www.jccf.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/arrivecanMootnessAppealDecision76.pdf"}}]}]}]}}