Supreme Court Pledge (Phase 2 - Appearing Before the Court)

This page is for collecting pledges in support of Phase 2 of our Pledge Campaign - preparing to appear before the Supreme Court if the Court agrees to hear an appeal from whichever party loses at the current Court of Appeal stage. Check out more background information on our Phase 1 page (and make a pledge there, if you wish to support preparing our submission).

Pledge Your Support:

To support us in preparing and submitting our written appeal arguments to the Supreme Court of Canada, please visit our Phase 1 page.

To support us in preparing for and appearing in front of the Supreme Court (Phase 2), simply fill out the pledge form below. We'll only ask you to make good on your pledge if the Supreme Court agrees to hear the case, so you won't need to make a payment today, and you'll have a chance to change your mind later, but it will really encourage us (and let us put our full attention towards preparing the case) if you let us know now that we have your backing.

"When Will You Want My Money?"

When the SCC issues its decision about hearing an appeal (likely in fall 2025), and if it's favourable, we'll email all Phase 1 pledgers and ask them to make their contribution so that we can get right to work. Once we've filed our appeal arguments (late fall 2025 or early in 2026), we'll reach out to Phase 2 pledgers. In the meantime, please consider supporting our ongoing work by contributing to our "Operating and Future Initiatives" Fund.

Who's pledging

Wayne Brehaut
Greig Crockett
Carolann Elliott
Byron Weber Becker
Alan Crook
duncan etches
Luke Robinson
Debbie Rudan
John Hill
Jean Lawrence
gaylord skip king
Jane Henry
Peter Keays
Matt Welke
Ann Mendenhall
Colin Stewart
Glen Porter
Michael Fischer
Victor Lau
Herb Hammond
Jennifer Dawes
William Sullivan
William Stocks
Francis Kremler
Sabine Olsen
Glenn Schentag
Shannon Berch
Michael Fowler
Paul Christensen
Ken Ashdown
$7,740.00 pledged
$25,000.00

How much would you like to pledge to contribute for Phase 2 of the appeal to the Supreme Court?



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Key Events in the Case:

  • We're currently awaiting the appeal decision (expected in spring 2025)
  • We presented our appeal in the Court of Appeal for Ontario in November 2024
  • We submitted our appeal factum in April 2024.
  • We filed our Notice of Appeal in December 2023.
  • Justice Ed Morgan issued his ruling in November 2023 and unfortunately dismissed our application.
  • The case was heard in September 2023 in the Ontario Superior Court.
  • We received the government's affidavits in fall 2022.
  • We served the government with our affidavit and evidence package in May 2021.
  • We filed the case with the Ontario Superior Court in October 2019.

How you can help

The main way you can help is to support the case financially. We are now asking for pledges totalling $60,000 to support us appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada, if they grant us leave to appeal in mid-2025.

What to expect

At each step, we set new pledge or donation goals based on our estimate of the costs for the next stage of the process, and invite our supporters to contribute towards that goal to ensure the case can continue to move forward. We don't ask for or collect funds until we're sure we're going to take the associated step.