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Supporting Those Who Defend Our Rights and Freedoms
"It is easy to make light of insistence on scrupulous regard for the safeguards of civil liberties when invoked on behalf of the unworthy (or unpopular). History bears testimony that by such disregard are the rights of liberty extinguished, heedlessly at first, then stealthily, and brazenly in the end."
-- Felix Frankfurter
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The Rights and Freedoms Fundraising Society is a volunteer-led and volunteer-run organization supporting the cases listed below. If you are defending your Charter rights and need assistance, please complete our Application for Assistance form.
Lynda di Armani sued the Chilliwack School District's Board of Trustees for violating her right to freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. If you ever watched a board meeting in 2023 you know exactly how abusive and rude School Board Chair Willow Reichelt could be. TAP to learn more about Lynda di Armani's lawsuit.
Dr. Charles Hoffe is fighting to save his license to practice medicine, defend the integrity of BC's medical system, and protect your right to bodily autonomy. This means that it's your right - and yours alone - to decide what will and will not be put into your body. No government can force you into a medical treatment without your knowledge or consent. TAP to learn more about Dr. Hoffe's case before the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Barry Neufeld stands accused before the BC Human Rights Commission for offending the feelings of one or more unidentified teachers in the Chilliwack School District because, in 2017, Barry Neufeld criticized SOGI 123 online, stating, “I support traditional family values and I agree with the [American College of Pediatricians] that allowing little children to choose to change gender is nothing short of child abuse.’ TAP to learn more about Barry Neufeld's case before the BC Human Rights Commission.
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James Kitchen Files Application for Adjurnment in Barry Neufeld's BC Human Rights Tribunal Case
The BC Teachers Federation, on behalf of the Chilliwack Teachers Association, filed a complaint with the BC Human Rights Tribunal, Case No. CS-001372.
Mr. Neufeld has been unrepresented by legal counsel for seven months. While Mr. Neufeld had been represented by David Bell and Shauna Gersbach of Guild Yule LLP, in February 2024 his professional liability insurer discontinued funding his legal representation, and Mr. Bell and Ms. Gersbach withdrew. Mr. Bell and Ms. Gersbach required a $150,000 retainer to continue Mr. Neufeld’s representation, which was untenable.
Mr. Neufeld set about trying to find alternative counsel, which proved nearly impossible, given his limited means in combination with either lack of interest in his case or lack of availability to provide representation. Mr. Neufeld approached the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, Freedoms Advocate, the Democracy Fund, and Paul Jaffe—all of whom declined.
Mr. Neufeld retained James SM Kitchen, a sole practitioner from Alberta, after close of business on September 18, 2024 (10:17 PM PST, to be precise). The next day, Mr. Kitchen worked quickly to contact opposing counsel to inform her he was on the file and would be requesting an adjournment, and to seek her client’s consent to an adjournment.
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