Justice Robert M. Mainville says he’s not convinced the appeal has a reasonable chance of success
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims had been seeking to have the prayer ban suspended until their court challenge could be heard in full.
Lawyers for the groups argued earlier this week that a Superior Court judge erred in June when he rejected their request. But Mainville disagreed and said he’s not convinced the harm caused by the ban is serious enough to justify a suspension and that constitutional issues raised by the decree would have to be decided at trial.
He says the ban, which forbids schools from making space available for visible prayer, also benefits from the presumption that government laws and regulations are in the public interest. This content appears as provided to The Globe by the originating wire service. It has not been edited by Globe staff.
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