Legal Cases
Legal Case
Protecting Student's Free Speech on Campus
A court case has now been filed in relation to a student who penned an open letter encouraging open discussions regarding race and racism who was disciplined by his university for non-academic misconduct.
Legal Case
Regina Civic Awareness
and Action Network
Freedoms Advocate is providing support to a proposed intervenor, RCAAN, as they seek to intervene in a constitutional challenge brought against the Saskatchewan Government by UR Pride Centre for Sexuality and Gender Diversity (“UR Pride”).
Student Support of Jewish People on Campus
In the first half of 2024, Freedoms Advocate provided financial support to enable legal representation for a University student originally from Iran and living in Western Canada who is a practicing Christian.
Student Discriminated Against by Anti-Discrimination Services
Ms. Battista, a survivor of sexual trauma, is a woman of colour with a medical disability, who alleged discrimination when trying to access “equity services” on the university due to her pro-life creed.
Medical Professionals Freedom of Speech and Expression During Covid
Freedoms Advocate supported legal representation for medical professionals in Canada who were under threat from their colleges for treating COVID-19 reasonably and professionally, as well as for those who questioned COVID-19 policies and are under investigation on that basis.
Defending the Right to Preach
Vancouver street preacher Steven Brown was charged with mischief and causing a disturbance for simply continuing to share a Biblical message on Vancouver streets. Freedoms Advocate provided support to Pastor Brown in defence against these charges.
Zaki v. University of Manitoba
In the case of Zaki v University of Manitoba, Freedoms Advocate is supporting Rafael Zaki, a medical student who was expelled the first time from the College of Medicine because when other students anonymously complained about him sharing his beliefs on social media, he refused to recant those beliefs. Zaki then went to court successfully, and his case was sent back for a new university hearing.
