bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə suːpˈiəɹɪɚ kˈoːɹt ʌv kwᵻbˈɛk, ðə pˈɑːɹɾiz ˈɑːɹɡjuːd pɹaɪmˈɛɹᵻli æz tə wˈɛðɚ ðə kwᵻbˈɛk tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ʌv hjˈuːmən ɹˈaɪts ænd fɹˈiːdəmz ænd ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ʌv ɹˈaɪts ænd fɹˈiːdəmz ɐplˈaɪd ɪn ðɪs kˈeɪs.
Before the Superior Court of Quebec, the parties argued primarily as to whether the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms applied in this case.