Supreme Court Of Canada: Circumstances

Split Decision Dept: In a rare 4-2-1 split decision, the Supreme Court ruled that a witness can cover their face in certain circumstances, according to The Chronicle Herald. In the end, a slim majority decided essentially not to favour one over the other: the court affirmed the importance of both rights and oTTAWA A sharply divided Supreme Court of Canada was not able to definitively rule Thursday whether a woman can wear a religious veil known as a niqab while testifying in court. The case pitted two protections in the Charter of Rights and Freedoms against each other religious freedom versus an accused person s right to a fair trial. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.