ðə kˈoːɹt hˈɛld ðætðə dᵻnˈaɪəl ʌv lˈiːɡəl ˈeɪd tə pˈɛɹənts hˌuːz kˈʌstədi ʌv ðɛɹ tʃˈaɪld wʌz tʃˈælɪndʒd baɪ ðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɪz ɐ vaɪəlˈeɪʃən ʌv sˈɛkʃən sˈɛvən ʌvðə kɐnˈeɪdiən tʃˈɑːɹɾɚɹ ʌv ɹˈaɪts ænd fɹˈiːdəmz.
The Court held that the denial of legal aid to parents whose custody of their child was challenged by the government is a violation of section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.