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Halpern et al. v. Attorney General of Canada, Ontario Court of Appeal, Canada (10 June 2003)

Jun 10, 2003

Procedural Posture Constitutional challenge. The respondents argued that Canada’s common law definition of marriage violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case was transferred from a lower trial court to the Divisional Court. The government appealed...

Chamberlain v. Surrey School District No. 36, Supreme Court of Canada (20 December 2002)

Dec 20, 2002

Procedural Posture The plaintiff teacher sought legal intervention when the Surrey School Board refused to approve three books that depicted same-sex partnerships because they thought the books would cause controversy and expose children to ideas that conflicted with...

Hall v. Powers, Ontario Supreme Court, Canada (10 May 2002)

May 10, 2002

Procedural Posture The plaintiff sought an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants from preventing him from attending a prom at a Catholic high school with his boyfriend. Facts The plaintiff was a student in a Catholic high school. Several months before...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, E/CN.4/2000/73, 14 January 2000: Canada

Jan 14, 2000

110. In 1984, the Federal Government appointed the Committee on Sexual Offences against Children and Youth (the Badgley Committee) to explore legal sanctions pertaining to child sexual abuse and to make recommendations aimed at protecting children at risk. (…) The...

Vriend v. Alberta, Supreme Court of Canada (2 April 1998)

Apr 2, 1998

Procedural Posture The appellant, a college laboratory instructor, was dismissed because of his homosexuality. He appealed against the decision and applied for reinstatement, but was refused. He then attempted to file a complaint with the Alberta Human Rights...