In a decision that has surprised many lawyers, the Supreme Court of Canada has denied 17 applications (comprising 23 groups, as a number of groups filed jointly) intervener status in the landmark case of Trinity Western University (TWU) School of Law. Canadian Council of Christian Charities was among the applications… More
Rather than cast aspersions upon religion, as CBC reporter Neil MacDonald has done, in the wake of the Orlando tragedy perhaps a more profitable approach is to consider how we might be able to get along on the same real estate while maintaining our deeply held convictions on how we… More
In the recent edition of the Alberta publication Law Matters, law professor of tax law and policy, Saul Templeton of the University of Calgary wrote an article arguing that Trinity Western University’s (TWU) charitable status should be revoked. Templeton’s article is not only provocative but, unfortunately, completely ignores charity law…. More
