The Law Society of Upper Canada, the regulator of Ontario’s legal profession, asked our firm to provide a legal opinion on the Law Society’s obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code regarding its decision whether to accredit Trinity Western University’s proposed Law School.
The proposal is controversial due to TWU’s requirement that students, faculty and staff sign a Covenant which prohibits, among other things, “sexual intimacy that violates the sacredness of marriage between a man and a woman.” The Benchers of the Law Society vote on the accreditation decision on April 24.
Our opinion can be found at: https://jameslawyers.ca/wp-content/uploads/attachments/IssuesOntarioHumanRightsCode.pdf