Vriend V Alberta
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| Ruling court | Supreme Court of Canada |
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| Ruling | Appeal allowed and cross-appeal dismissed |
| Concur/dissent | Major J. (para. 188-202) |
| Prior history | Alberta Court of Appeal |
| Docket number | 25,285 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1192017 |
About Vriend V Alberta
Vriend v Alberta [1998] 1 S. C. R. 493 is an important Supreme Court of Canada case that determined that a legislative omission can be the subject of a Charter violation. The case involved a dismissal of a teacher because of his sexual orientation and was an issue of great controversy during that period.
