A significant win for the freedom of speech has been marred by continued erroneous attempts to overturn the judgement.

Carolyn Burjoski, a Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) teacher, attempted to express her concerns at a public board meeting regarding books that she felt were not age-appropriate, yet were made available to children in kindergarten through grade 3. She described how the books made light of gender transitioning surgeries, in an attempt to make it seem ‘cool’ to these highly impressionable children.

Just a few minutes in to her allotted time, her presentation was abruptly cut short. She was expelled from the meeting for what chair, Scott Piatkowski, declared as an infringement of the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Burjoski was suspended from teaching, after 20 years, bringing on significant anxiety-related health issues which ended in early retirement.

Piatkowski continued to berate her publicly, calling her a transphobe who employs hate speech. He also removed the meeting’s recording so that no one could question his narrative.

Burjoski filed a defamation suit which the board then tried to have dismissed.

Ontario Superior Court Justice, James Ramsay, addressed the attempt by asserting that human rights legislation does not restrict public discussion on topics related to transgenderism, in fact it “does not prohibit public discussion of anything.” He emphasized the importance of open dialogue stating, “What happened here should not happen in a democratic society”, and called out Piatkowski saying, “The chairman of the board acted with malice, or at least, with a reckless disregard for the truth.” Judge Ramsay also ordered the board to pay her legal fees of $30,000.

Despite such a clear victory for Burjoski, and for the freedom of speech, Piatkowski and the board have now filed an appeal in another frivolous attempt to defend their appalling actions.

On behalf of all Canadians, we hope that the next judge will demonstrate an equally strong and clear understanding of our Charter Rights.

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