Environmental group asks court to halt REM light-rail train system

An environmental group is challenging the provincial government in court and alleging Quebec is ramming through the Réseau électrique métropolitain (REM) light-rail train system while attempting to sidestep all sustainable development laws. 
Superior Court Justice Michel Yergeau is expected to hear arguments on the admissibility of evidence in the case for the rest of this week at the Montreal courthouse.
The group, Coalition Climat Montréal, and five individual