Saskatoon Star Phoenix
March 6, 1976. p.4
Doug Wilson, sessional lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan, has decided
not to appeal a Court of Queen's Bench decision prohibiting the Saskatchewan
Human Rights Commission (SHRC) from hearing his complaint the university
discriminated against him because of sexual orientation.
However, Wilson said in a telephone interview Friday he may file another
complaint with the SHRC on the basis of freedom of the press and freedom
of assembly, issues which stem from an advertisement in the university newspaper
The Sheaf.
Wilson said an appeal would not be a profitable avenue of pursuit at the
present time, but that he would continue working toward a change in
legislation.
Mr. Justice F. W. Johnson ruled Feb. 4 in Court of Queen's Bench that denying
employment on the basis of homosexuality or sexual orientation cannot be
interpreted as sex discrimination under the Saskatchewan Fair Employment
Practices Act.
The issue followed the Sheaf advertisement in which Wilson associated himself
with the Gay movement. Wilson claims he was told by the university last
fall, following the advertisement, he would not be eligible to supervise
practice teachers in Saskatoon schools because of his sexual
orientation.
