Citing the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which protects freedom of religion and includes the right to manifest religious beliefs by teaching and dissemination, the Court issued a statement saying: “The impugned by - law severely restricts the freedom of religion of Jehovah’s Witnesses and the freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression of the citizens of Blainville...
وأصدرت ايضا بيانا ورد فيه :‏ « ان القانون المحلي المطعون فيه يحد على نحو فادح الحرية الدينية لشهود يهوه وحريات التفكير والمعتقد والرأي والتعبير التي يتمتع بها سكان بلدة بلانڤيل .‏ .‏ .‏