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This entry is part 28 of 42 in the series Trinity Western University<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Summary of Decision by BC Court of Appeal.  Full decision here:http:\/\/www.courts.gov.bc.ca\/jdb-txt\/ca\/16\/04\/2016BCCA0423.htm <\/a><\/p>\n

A commentary will follow later today:<\/p>\n

COURT OF APPEAL FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA Citation: Trinity Western University v. The Law Society of British Columbia, 2016 BCCA 423 Date: 20161101 Docket: CA43367<\/p>\n

The Law Society decided not to approve a law school at TWU because students attending TWU must sign a Community Covenant which does not recognize samesex marriage. TWU sought judicial review. The decision was set aside by the chambers judge. The Law Society appealed. Held: Appeal dismissed.<\/p>\n

The issue on appeal is whether the Law Society met its statutory duty to reasonably balance the conflicting Charter rights engaged by its decision: the sexual orientation equality rights of LGBTQ persons and the religious freedom and rights of association of evangelical Christians. The Benchers initially voted to approve TWU\u2019s law school. That decision was met with a backlash from members of the Law Society who viewed it as endorsement of discrimination against LGBTQ persons. The Benchers decided to hold a referendum and to be bound by the outcome. A majority of lawyers voted against approval. The Benchers then reversed their earlier position and passed a resolution not to approve TWU\u2019s law school.<\/p>\n

In doing so, the Benchers abdicated their responsibility to make the decision entrusted to them by the Legislature. They also failed to weigh the impact of the decision on the rights engaged. It was not open to the Benchers to simply adopt the decision preferred by the majority. The impact on Charter rights must be assessed concretely, based on evidence and not perception.<\/p>\n

The evidence before the Law Society demonstrated that while LGBTQ students would be unlikely to access the 60 additional law school places at TWU\u2019s law school if it were approved, the overall impact on access to legal education and hence to the profession would be minimal. Some students who would otherwise have occupied the remaining 2,500 law school seats would choose to attend TWU, resulting in more options for all students. Further, denying approval would not enhance access to law school for LGBTQ students.<\/p>\n

In contrast, a decision not to approve TWU\u2019s law school would have a severe impact on TWU\u2019s rights. The qualifications of students graduating from TWU\u2019s law program would not be recognized and graduates would not be able to apply to practise law in British Columbia. The practical effect of non-approval is that TWU cannot operate a law school and cannot therefore exercise fundamental religious and associative rights that would otherwise be guaranteed under s. 2 of the Charter.<\/p>\n

In a diverse and pluralistic society, government regulatory approval of entities with differing beliefs is a reflection of state neutrality. It is not an endorsement of a group\u2019s beliefs.<\/p>\n

The Law Society\u2019s decision not to approve TWU\u2019s law school is unreasonable because it limits the right to freedom of religion in a disproportionate way \u2014 significantly more than is reasonably necessary to meet the Law Society\u2019s public interest objective.<\/p>\n

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Background In December 2013, the Federation of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0230.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0230.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0230.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0230.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/IMG_0230.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25827,"url":"https:\/\/www.cccc.org\/news_blogs\/intersection\/2017\/07\/31\/canadian-council-of-christian-charities-granted-intervener-status-in-twu-case-the-supreme-court-changes-course-on-twu-interveners\/","url_meta":{"origin":23770,"position":4},"title":"Canadian Council of Christian Charities Granted Intervener Status in TWU Case: The Supreme Court Changes Course On TWU Interveners","author":"cccc","date":"July 31, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"In another surprising move, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has \u201cvaried\u201d Justice Richard Wagner\u2019s order\u00a0on the Trinity Western University (TWU) School of Law case. 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