The Alberta-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms has filed a legal challenge over Waterloo Region District School Board’s decision to mandate the reading of land acknowledgements at school council meetings, while prohibiting debate on the issue. Article content

The application has been brought on behalf of Geoffrey Horsman , a biochemistry professor and member of the Kitchener-Waterloo Collegiate and Vocational School Council as the father of three children attending district schools. Article content

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Horsman’s concerns began when the council started opening its meetings with land acknowledgements despite the fact that no vote or debate had ever been held on the practice, says the JCCF. In the spring of 2025, he sought to have the mat

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