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Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy

Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy

The Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy (CSASPP) is a Canadian non-profit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was founded by Kip Warner in order to challenge the province's public health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.

History

On March 12, 2023, CSASPP published an investigative article written by Warner bringing attention to Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson's possible conflict of interest due to his position as the Vancouver Foundation's Board Chair.[1]

Hearings on the certification of CSASPP's proposed class action suit over COVID-19 vaccine passports ran from April 24-28, 2023, before Justice David Crerar. The Court reserved its decision on the matter to a later date.[2]

CSASPP's 2023 annual banquet took place on July 7, 2023, and featured Brian Peckford and Reiner Fuellmich as guest speakers.[3]

On July 19, 2024, Justice Crerar invited CSASPP and the Crown to provide submissions on the applicability of Canada (Attorney General) v. Power, a Supreme Court of Canada case published earlier that morning, on CSASPP's class action application.[4]

As of April 2025, Justice Crerar has not yet issued a decision on whether or not to certify CSASPP's proposed class action.[2:1]

Documents

  1. Warner, K. (2023, March 12). Positive Revelations for Appeal of Chief Justice Hinkson’s Injection Passport Ruling in Identifying Potential Conflict of Interest. CSASPP. https://web.archive.org/web/20230314195744/https://www.covidconstitutionalchallengebc.ca/status-updates ↩︎

  2. Lempert, R. (2025, April 27). CSASPP Class Action Certification Application Still Under Reserve 2 Years Later. Canuck Law. https://canucklaw.ca/csaspp-class-action-cert-reserve-2-years/ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. Warner, K. (2023, July 19). Banquet epilogue. CSASPP. http://archive.today/2023.07.19-231348/https://www.covidconstitutionalchallengebc.ca/status-updates ↩︎

  4. Warner, K. (2024, July 19). Justice Crerar invites submissions on Canada (Attorney General) v. Power. Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy. https://web.archive.org/web/20240727171840/https://www.covidconstitutionalchallengebc.ca/status-updates ↩︎