Subhead:The mayor of Emo, Ont. was previously fined by the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal for voting against a request to proclaim June as “Pride Month” and fly the rainbow flag.#
The Canadian Constitution Foundation (CCF) has been granted leave to intervene in a judicial review of a controversial Ontario Human Rights Tribunal decision that resulted in the garnishment of a small-town mayor’s bank account.
The case stems from a November 2024 ruling by the Tribunal, which fined Mayor Harold McQuaker of Emo, Ontario, and the municipality a combined $15,000 after the mayor voted against a 2020 request from activist group Borderland Pride to proclaim June as “Pride Month” and fly the rainbow flag.
