Rocco Galati was born on 1959 and is an Italian-born Canadian lawyer who specializes in cases involving constitutional law.
15 Facts About Rocco Galati
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Rocco Galati is the founder and executive director of the Constitutional Rights Centre.
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Rocco Galati graduated from McGill University in 1984 with a Bachelor of Arts and then graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1987.
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In late 2003, Rocco Galati resigned from all national security cases after being the target of death threats.
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In 2006, Rocco Galati represented Ahmad Mustafa Ghany, a suspect in the 2006 Ontario terrorism plot.
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On October 7,2013, Rocco Galati brought a court application that challenged the appointment of Justice Marc Nadon to the Supreme Court of Canada on the basis of Nadon being ineligible as under the Quebec provisions of the Supreme Court Act.
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Rocco Galati agreed to end his own legal challenge following the ruling.
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Rocco Galati appealed, arguing he should be awarded $51,706.54 for his time spent arguing the case.
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In 2011, Rocco Galati brought a case against the Canadian government to restore the Bank of Canada as a lender to the government.
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Rocco Galati has been a vocal opponent of COVID-19 vaccines and government measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.
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On July 6,2020, Rocco Galati filed a lawsuit on behalf of Vaccine Choice Canada challenging Canada's provincial and national COVID-19 response.
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Rocco Galati was involved in the preparation of a lawsuit against COVID-19 vaccine mandates at the University of Waterloo, in coordination with the Canadian chapter of Children's Health Defense.
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In January 2022, Rocco Galati was seriously ill in the ICU.
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In March 2023, Rocco Galati filed a class action lawsuit against the Regional Municipality of York and York Regional Police on behalf of employees fired or placed on leave as a result of the municipality's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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On December 18,2024, another proposed class action suit brought by Rocco Galati was rejected by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice on the grounds that it lacked a reasonable cause of action, constituted an abuse of process, and that the court had no jurisdictional authority over the matter.