In a very interesting decision from the Supreme Court of Canada today, the justices concluded that two law societies were well within their rights to not accredit Trinity Western University because its admissions policy discriminated against LGBTQ students.
The decision went 7-2, with the majority and concurring judges reasoning, separately, that: the impact on Trinity Western's religious freedom was minor; it was significant, but the impact on LGBTQ students was greater; and it didn't come into it at all.
The most interesting reasons, for my money, comes from Justice Rowe, who concluded that you can't claim a policy is protected by religious freedom if it seeks to compel behaviour of nonbelievers.
Also, this was Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin's final ruling!
Here's my breakdown of the Supreme Court decision in the Trinity Western case. nationalmagazine.ca/Articles/June-…
