Quebec Court Orders Proulx to Pay Over $60,000 to Harvest Ministries; Government Analyzing Ruling
The court found the cancellation breached Charter freedoms and ordered $30,000 in punitive damages against Caroline Proulx.
- On Friday, the Quebec Superior Court ordered the provincial government and former Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx to pay more than $60,000 to Harvest Ministries International, ruling they unlawfully breached a contract and violated the group's Charter rights.
- In 2023, Proulx blocked the 10-day "Faith, Fire and Freedom" event at the Quebec City convention centre, defending her decision by saying she acted to "counter disinformation" after the group made statements regarding abortion.
- Justice Alain Trudel ruled the state cannot restrict public facility access based on a group's message, ordering $30,636.92 in compensatory damages and $30,000 in punitive damages that Proulx must pay personally.
- Proulx stated on Friday she is analyzing the ruling to determine next steps, while the Coalition Avenir Quebec government reaffirmed commitment to protecting fundamental rights and abortion access.
- Minister responsible for the status of women Martine Biron contextualized the government's position, stating the decision was "made with the aim of protecting the right to abortion, in a context where this right is regressing in several societies.
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Quebec Court Says Province Violated Charter Rights by Cancelling Pro-Life Christian Conference
Quebec’s Superior Court has ruled that the provincial government violated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms by directing a publicly-owned convention center to cancel a scheduled Christian conference over its pro-life views. The conference at the Quebec City Convention Centre entitled “Faith, Freedom, Fire” had been slated to run June 23 to July 2, 2023, but was cancelled after then-tourism minister Caroline Proulx said statements on th…
MONTREAL — The former Minister of Tourism Caroline Proulx was sentenced Friday by the Superior Court of Quebec to pay more than $60,000 in fine for his decision to cancel an event organized by an anti-abortion group at the Centre des congrès de Québec in 2023. Justice Alain Trudel argued in his decision that "the termination [...]
Judge says Quebec violated Christian group's freedom of expression
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the provincial government and a former tourism minister to pay more than $60,000 to an anti-abortion group after ruling that Caroline Proulx unlawfully breached a contract and violated the organization's freedom of expression in 2023.
The Toronto Star
Court rules Quebec government violated Charter by cancelling Christian event
QUÉBEC - A Quebec court has ruled the provincial government violated the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by cancelling a Christian event over concerns it would promote anti-abortion views.
The former minister was sentenced to $60,000 for having cancelled an anti-abortion event at Harvest Ministries International in Quebec City in 2023.
The former Minister of Tourism Caroline Proulx will have to pay a $60,000 fine for having cancelled an anti-abortion event in Quebec City in 2023. The judge on file considers that Ms. Proulx "abuses her rights" and that this action had no valid justification.
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