Court of Appeal reserves decision in flag dispute
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A controversial flag depicting a cartoon fetus was the focus of discussions Wednesday during a court hearing in Saskatoon.
Judges in the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal have reserved their decision in the case, after hearing from lawyers representing both the Prince Albert Right to Life Association (PARLA) and the City of Prince Albert.
Although discussions around the flag date back to 2007, it was not until May 2017 when the city ultimately declined to fly the group’s flag following some public backlash. At a trial last June, an application for a judicial review was dismissed, but the group was still awarded $6,000 for legal costs.
The trial judge determined the city did not follow its own flag policy or proceeded in a procedurally fair manner, and had not provided any “intelligible or transparent reasons” on why it would not fly the flag.
