By Deacon Eric Gurash
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed the application of the public Good Spirit School Division s leave to appeal. This decision confirms the unanimous decision of the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal in March of last year, which sought to limit funding for those who attend Catholic schools in the province while lacking a Catholic certificate of baptism.
The case has been navigating the court system since 2005 when the Good Spirit School Division asked the Court of Queen s Bench to rule on whether or not the re-opening of the former Theodore Public School in Yorkton as a Catholic school violated certain charter rights.