The Joseph Guibord case was an early judicial case that led to the creation of a Canadian appeal court. Twelve hundred soldiers were needed when the court stepped in to uphold his rights. What right did they uphold?

BRY2K

The case highlighted the right of religious freedom in Canada. The controversial decision by the British lords led to Quebec finally accepting the creation of a Canadian appeal court, the Supreme Court of Canada as the case demonstrated to them that the J.C.P.C. would not always be sensitive to Quebec's religious culture. Although burial anywhere could theoretically be justified under the law, the J.C.P.C. ruled burial in holy ground was appropriate in this case and advised the other ceremonies to be performed. The reasoning was that if Guibord was not buried in holy ground, his reputation would be damaged. As Guibord was a good person, he should not be defamed while a terrible person, on the other hand, probably could be denied religious burial. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guibord_case Feb 08 08, 3:46 AM