US EditionSupreme Court won’t review school board’s decision to sanction trustee over remarks
- The Supreme Court of Canada decided not to hear an appeal concerning the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s disciplinary action against trustee Michael Del Grande for remarks he made in November 2019.
- The sanction followed Del Grande’s remarks proposing to add pedophilia, cannibalism, bestiality, and vampirism as discrimination grounds alongside a motion on gender identity and expression.
- After an initial vote rejected the code of conduct breach claim, public backlash led the board to reconsider and impose a sanction, which courts later upheld as reasonable and authorized.
- The Ontario Court of Appeal supported the decision, affirming the board’s actions, and Del Grande subsequently appealed to the Supreme Court before it refused to hear the case.
- This ruling confirms the board’s authority to sanction trustees for conduct deemed inappropriate in public debates involving discriminatory issues.
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Supreme Court Won’t Review School Board’s Decision to Sanction Trustee Over Remarks
The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meeting of trustees, the board considered a motion to add four new grounds for barring discriminatory practices: gender identity, gender expression, family status and marital status. Trustee Michael Del Grande proposed an amendment to the motion, contending that i…
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The Hamilton SpectatorSupreme Court won’t review school board’s decision to sanction trustee over remarks
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board's decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate.
Supreme Court won’t review school board’s decision to sanction trustee over remarks – 105.9 The Region
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the Toronto Catholic District School Board’s decision to sanction a trustee over comments he made during a debate. At a November 2019 public meeting of trustees, the board considered a motion to add four new grounds for barring discriminatory practices: gender identity, gender expression, family status and marital status. Trustee Michael Del Grande proposed an amendment to the motion, contendi…
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