February 4 Saskatoon Justice F.W. […]
When
1976-02-04
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February 4 Saskatoon Justice F.W. Johnson of the Saskatchewan Court of Queen's Bench granted a writ of prohibition to the University of Saskatchewan, barring the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission from conducting a formal inquiry into the charge of discrimination laid by Doug Wilson against the university. Johnson ruled that the term "sex" as used in the Saskatchewan Fair Employment Practices Act referred only to gender, not sexual orientation, and that the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission had exceeded its jurisdiction in accepting a complaint from Doug Wilson. This decision related to the Wilson job-discrimination case against the University of Saskatchewan, and overturned the ruling by the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission of November 9, 1975. Wilson vowed to appeal the court injunction, while the Committee to Defend Doug Wilson continued to raise funds for legal costs. The Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission, however, did not appeal the ruling, and Wilson, along with the Committee to Defend Doug Wilson, decided by March 1976 to abandon pursuing the case any further due to high legal costs and a low chance of success. The Committee to Defend Doug Wilson was dissolved by the end of 1976. (See also March 22, 1976, and April 21, 1976.)
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April 21 Saskatoon The Board of […]March 22 Saskatoon The University of […]January 9 Saskatoon Justice F.W. […]All Places
University of SaskatchewanAll People
Doug WilsonF.W. JohnsonAll Organizations
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Saskatchewan Fair Employment Practices ActAll Citations
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