SOSC 2350 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Judicial Activism, Queen'S Privy Council For Canada, Prentice Hall

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 2350
• Professor: Dena Demos

Document Summary

Under s. 22 of the regulation respecting the application of the act respecting private education, loyola applied for an exemption from the erc program and created two alternative course curriculums covering covered the subject areas from a catholic perspective. The minister denied this request on the basis of loyola"s alternative program being heavily dependent on. Catholic beliefs, which contradicted the aspect of neutrality that was a significant aspect of the program. Loyola high school believed that this violated their freedom to practice religion, and as a result, engaged in a lawsuit with the minister. After their failed requests for an alternative program, loyola submitted an application for judicial review of the minister"s decision. The superior court reasoned that loyola"s right to religious freedom was breached when the minister of education denied their application for an exemption (loyola high school v. quebec, para. 9). Minister"s denial of loyola"s application and granted them an exemption.