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Private school, public law? Addressing that question in M.E. v. Webber Academy Foundation

By Gerry Chipeur and Mason Pich ( August 25, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT) -- The rules created by independent schools in Alberta are not subject to judicial review under the application of Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26 (Highwood). One of the authors participated as legal counsel in the Highwood hearing at the Supreme Court of Canada....