John Carpay: Quebec Court Ruling a Hopeful Sign of Resistance to Cancel Culture in Canada
Commentary In a free society, should government-owned facilities be available only to people who hold the “right” opinions? The Superior Court of Quebec has given a clear “non.” Justice Alain Trudel has ordered Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx to pay $60,637 in general and punitive damages to Harvest Ministries International after she ordered the cancellation [...]
TL;DR
- The Superior Court of Quebec ruled against a government minister's cancellation of a contract for a public facility.
- Justice Alain Trudel ordered Quebec Tourism Minister Caroline Proulx to pay $60,637 in damages to Harvest Ministries International.
- The case concerns whether government officials can use control over public property to censor citizens with controversial opinions.
- Harvest Ministries had a contract to use the Centre des congrès de Québec for a conference expected to attract over 1,200 people daily.
- Attendees had already made travel plans and purchased tickets before the contract was canceled.