Vriend vs. Alberta
• Dewin vriend was fired as a labatory co-ordinator at a private cristian school.
• January 1991 the school found out about vriends sexual orientation and fired him.
• Vriend filled a complaint but was denied
• He was not protected under the IRPA
• He thought it violated his right (Section 15 of the charter of rights and freedoms)
• 7(1) IRPA- “no employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall (b) discriminate against any person with regard to employment or any term or condition of employment, because of the race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, age, ancestry or place of origin of that person or of any other person.
• Vriend and many gay and lesbian groups declared that this dicrimination went agains their equality right in section 15 of the charter of rights and freedoms
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• The appeal was heard from 3 judges;
• With a 2- 1 vote the descision of the lower court was withdrawn
• Judges McClung and O’Leary concluded it did not violate the charter
• Justice Hunt believed it did violate the rights in the charter
• Supreme Court of Canada
• Vriend was not satisfied and took the appeal to supreme court of Canada
• Was heard on November 4th 1997 and descion was released on april 2,
• Dewin vriend was fired as a labatory co-ordinator at a private cristian school.
• January 1991 the school found out about vriends sexual orientation and fired him.
• Vriend filled a complaint but was denied
• He was not protected under the IRPA
• He thought it violated his right (Section 15 of the charter of rights and freedoms)
• 7(1) IRPA- “no employer or person acting on behalf of an employer shall (b) discriminate against any person with regard to employment or any term or condition of employment, because of the race, religious beliefs, colour, gender, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, age, ancestry or place of origin of that person or of any other person.
• Vriend and many gay and lesbian groups declared that this dicrimination went agains their equality right in section 15 of the charter of rights and freedoms
• …show more content…
• The appeal was heard from 3 judges;
• With a 2- 1 vote the descision of the lower court was withdrawn
• Judges McClung and O’Leary concluded it did not violate the charter
• Justice Hunt believed it did violate the rights in the charter
• Supreme Court of Canada
• Vriend was not satisfied and took the appeal to supreme court of Canada
• Was heard on November 4th 1997 and descion was released on april 2,