The Appellants unsuccessfully appealed Court of Appeal judgments concerning their motion for declaratory judgments that a decision to deny their children exemptions from a class concerning ethics and religious culture constituted an infringement on their freedom of conscience and religion

27. March 2012 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – School boards – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of Religion – Schools – Parental rights – Judicial review – Mootness S.L. v. Commision scolaire des Chênes, [2012] S.C.J. No. 7, 2012 SCC 7, Supreme Court of Canada, February 17, 2012, McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, LeBel, ...

The Supreme Court of Canada held that a decision by the Council of Commissioners of the School Board prohibiting a Sikh student from wearing a kirpan to school infringed freedom of religion guaranteed by section 2(a) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

25. April 2006 0
Administrative law – Human rights – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of Religion – Decisions of administrative tribunals – School boards – Powers and duties Multani v. Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, [2006] S.C.J. No. 6, Supreme Court of Canada, March 2, 2006, McLachlin C.J. and Major*, Bastarache, Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella and Charron JJ. ...