A lawsuit launched more than two years ago by a group of former Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) students over the school’s COVID vaccination policy has been given clearance to proceed.

Ryan O’Connor has been representing 18 students from the university, which was formerly known as Ryerson, since they launched their lawsuit in 2022. Despite the long delay, a judge has now decided enough evidence exists to move the case to discovery, he told The Epoch Times.

“[TMU lawyers] wanted to appear in court to attempt to schedule a summary judgment motion and have the lawsuit tossed, claiming there was no viable cause for action that the students had against the university,” Mr. O’Connor said.

However, in February the court decided “this is a case that ought to go through the normal legal process,” he said. He expects the sharing of evidence and oral cross-examinations to begin sometime this summer.