Talk:Trinity Western University v British Columbia College of Teachers

Opinion of the court

I have removed this paragraph from the "Opinion of the Court" section:

The final analysis of the case, as reported by the Factum of the Intervener, the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, was that "In the circumstances of this case the Council of the B.C. College of Teachers failed to conduct such an inquiry and erroneously concluded that equality of rights on the basis of sexual orientation trump freedom of religion and association. They do not."

As best as I can tell (correct me if I missed it), this language does not appear anywhere in the decision of the Court. A position in the factum of an intervenor ≠ the opinion of the Court. Even where the Court came to a decision that the BCCLA urged it to make, that doesn't necessarily mean that the Court adopted all of the association's positions and/or arguments. The "Opinion of the Court" section of the article should stick to the actual text of the SCC decision, and not draw inferences from the submissions made to the Court.Skeezix1000 (talk) 20:47, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

It does appear to be a direct quote from somewhere though. I have seen similar wording in the press recently as well. Walter Görlitz (talk) 21:17, 24 April 2014 (UTC)

It says it's a direct quote from the BCCLA factum. The media might even have reported it during oral arguments. That doesn't make it the opinion of the Court, though. --Skeezix1000 (talk) 13:44, 25 April 2014 (UTC)

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