The Camera and the Colony: A Comment on Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren of Wilson Colony
April 5, 2011
Authors
Marshall R. HaugheyPartner
On October 15, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada refused
to re-hear arguments to appeal its decision in Alberta v. Hutterian Brethren
of Wilson Colony. This marked the end of a six-year legal battle to have
the universal photo requirement in Alberta's driver-licensing system struck
down. The Hutterian litigants were unsuccessful in persuading Canada's highest
court that the impugned regulation was not justified in a free and democratic
society. Published in Saskatchewan Law Review, volume
74.
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