 In February 2011, the Court of Human Rights ordered Jean Tremblay and city of Saguenay to stop the prayer, to remove the religious symbols from the public rooms of city facilities, and to pay 30 000 CAD as damages to Simoneau.The mayor said he intended to appeal the ruling, and with the city council launched a fundraising campaign for donations to take the case to the Canadian Supreme Court.This case was covered nationally, and the mayor attracted wide media coverage.