The Association des parents de l’école Rose-des-vents (the “Association”) succeeded on its appeal from the judgment of the British Columbia Court of Appeal which had set aside the chambers judge’s order striking certain paragraphs of pleadings filed by the Minister of Education and the Attorney General for British Columbia. In addition, they were successful in restoring the declaration that educational services made available to the students at Rose-des-vents (“RDV”) were not equivalent to the facilities available to majority language students in the same area.

23. June 2015 0
Administrative law – Schools and school boards – Funding – Facilities – Parental rights – Discrimination – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Equality rights – Minority rights – Language rights – Remedies – Declaratory relief Association des parents de l’école Rose-des-vents v. British Columbia (Education), [2015] S.C.J. No. 21, 2015 SCC 21, Supreme Court ...

The rigid application of In-Home Treatment Program guidelines, to the exclusion of the consideration of a family’s particular circumstances, amounted to an unreasonable exercise of discretion by the Defendant

24. August 2004 0
Administrative law – School boards – Powers and duties – Discretion of delegated authority – Special programs for autistic children – Funding – Guidelines – Judicial review – Administrative decisions – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Remedies – Statutory provisions Dassonville-Trudel (Guardian ad litem of) v. Halifax Regional School Board, [2004] N.S.J. No. 241, Nova ...

Tremblay’s appeal from the decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissing a petition seeking a declaration that certain orders-in-council concerning budget cuts to the Legal Services Society were ultra vires was dismissed. The Court held that Tremblay had not shown any error of law or principle that would allow the Court to intervene in what was essentially a policy dispute.

Administrative law – Legislation – Orders in council – Ultra vires – Legal Aid – Funding Tremblay v. British Columbia (Attorney General), [2002] B.C.J. No. 942, British Columbia Court of Appeal, May 2, 2002, Finch C.J.B.C., Prowse and Smith JJ.A. Tremblay appealed from the decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court dismissing the petition to quash ...