Cases
Sexual orientation
Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission v. Whatcott
LEAF is intervening in this SCC appeal to be heard on October 12, 2011. The case involves a freedom of expression and freedom of religion Charter challenge to the provisions of The Saskatchewan Human Rights Code which prohibit extreme forms of hate speech. LEAF argues that hate speech, like sexual harassment, is a practice of [...]
Little Sisters Book & Art Emporium et al. v. Minister of Justice et al.
Little Sisters v. Canada Customs involved a gay and lesbian bookstore in Vancouver which for over ten years had had most of its shipments stopped by Customs agents at the Canada-U.S. border. The bookstore launched a constitutional challenge to its treatment at the hands of Canada Customs on the basis of freedom of expression and [...]
