[Indexed as: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. Canada (Attorney General)] 105 O.R. (3d) 679 2011 ONSC 2281 Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Himel J. April 11, 2011 Charter of Rights and Freedoms -- Procedure on Charter application -- Expedited hearing -- Media applicants bringing application attacking constitutionality of s. 329 of Canada Elections Act after federal election was called and requesting urgent and expedited hearing -- Request denied -- Application could have been brought before federal election was called -Requiring respondent to prepare for hearing in expedited time frame would cause it significant prejudice -- Requiring application judge to make quick decision in important and complex issue not in public interest -- Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c. 9, s. 329. After a federal election was called, the media applicants brought an application challenging the constitutionality of s. 329 of the Canada Elections Act, which prohibits the transmission of election results in one electoral district to another electoral district before the close of all polling stations in that other district. The applicants sought a 2011 ONSC 2281 (CanLII) Canadian Broadcasting Corporation et al. v. Attorney General of Canada

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