A federal court judge has tossed a lawsuit filed by 330 current and former Canadian Armed Forces members each seeking more than $1.3 million in damages for having their Charter rights allegedly violated by a 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate directive from superiors.

Now, they’ll collectively pay $5,040 to Canada in court costs.

Ruling in favour of Canada’s motion to strike the case, Associate Judge Catherine Coughlan repeatedly discounted the plaintiffs’ claims under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because their pleadings were devoid of “material facts” or “evidence” to support the allegations and prove a reasonable cause of action.