Lund Appeals the Decision by Alberta Court Overturning AHRC Boission Charge

Minister Lindsay Blackett, Minister responsible for the AHRC - has said that the human rights complaint against Red Deer pastor Stephen Boissoin shouldn't have ever gone to the commission.  CBC reported that:

"[The commission's] not there to mediate hurt feelings caused by some words or not," Culture Minister Lindsay Blackett told CBC. "If it's hateful, then that's a hate crime. And that's something for the Crown attorneys and the police services to investigate.”

"But the goal of the commission is to make sure people are protected against discrimination where they work, or access to accommodation, access to government services,” he added.

The commission ruling was overturned by the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench on December 4th, where Justice Earl C. Wilson held that the letter was protected under free speech laws.

Lund announced late last month that he was appealing Justice Wilson's decision.