Trinity Western University and the Supreme Court

This episode we are joined by Ian Bishfield - Executive Director of the @BCHumanist, @bccla board member, and the left half of @PolitiCoastPod. 

First we nerd out about British Columbia politics and then we talk about the strange case of Trinity Western University and the Supreme Court of Canada.  

We talked about the Ontario Court of Appeal's decision a few months ago - can the Law Society of Upper Canada refuse to accredit a law school with discriminatory and homophobic policies - the Ontario Court of Appeal says YES. 

But controversy erupted before the Supreme Court heard any arguments when Justice Wagner denied intervenor status to groups representing the LGBTQ perspective (Wagner gave the thumbs up to religious groups). The the chief justice reversed his decision, and then the Supreme Court issued a press release, and then Wagner spilled his guts to the Globe and Mail.

It was a rather strange affair and perhaps a rare glimpse into some politics at Canada's highest court.