Rocco Galati (born 1959) is an Italian-born Canadian lawyer who specializes in cases involving constitutional law.
[6] In late 2003, Galati resigned from all national security cases after being the target of death threats.
Galati requested 24-hour surveillance of his house; when the RCMP refused to provide this, he declared that "we now live in Colombia because the rule of law is meaningless" and later indicated he believed the call came from American intelligence.
[14] The Federal Court of Appeal disagreed, and issued a sharply worded decision that compared his arguments to the "gonzo logic of the Vietnam War era.
[16] In April 2015, the court ruled unanimously that the justice department acted within its constitutional powers in the Mainville appointment.
[18] COMER argued that the Bank of Canada is mandated to provide debt-free financing for public projects undertaken by federal, provincial and municipal governments.
In his ruling, Justice Russell stated "their response convinces me that, for reasons given, they have no scintilla of a cause of action that this Court can or should hear.
[26] Galati was also 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.
[25][29] Among other issues, Justice Ross noted in his decision that the civil claim included "improper allegations, including criminal conduct and ‘crimes against humanity.’"[24] A similar suit was struck by Federal Court Judge Simon Fothergill in February 2023 on the same grounds.
[29] On December 11, 2023, Justice William Chalmers of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Galati against multiple defendants, including the Canadian Society for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy (CSASPP), finding that the suit was intended to silence criticism of a proposed class action lawsuit related to COVID-19 restrictions.
[31][32] On December 18, 2024, another proposed class action suit brought by 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.