Canada’s single use plastic ban faces its first legal test

This week’s trial is being called one of Canada’s largest environmental court cases.

Canada’s single-use plastic regulations face their first legal test as the plastics lobby and the federal government head to court.

A federal court judge will hear arguments from lawyers on all sides from Tuesday to Thursday in Toronto.

The federal judge, who is not expected to deliver a ruling for months, must consider whether Ottawa was justified when it listed plastic products as toxic under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act.