13 January 2014 Mr.

J Ren Gallant President Nova Scotia Barristers Society Cogswell Tower 800 2000 Barrington Street Halifax B3J 3K1 Dear Mr. Gallant, I write as Chair of Faculty Council here at the Schulich School of Law. At our most recent monthly meeting, held on January 10, we discussed the proposal to approve a new law school at Trinity Western University. The following motion received the unanimous approval of all members present at the meeting, both faculty and students: The Faculty Council of the Schulich School of Law regrets that the Federation of Law Societies of Canadas analysis of the national requirement does not bring a human rights lens to its assessment of applicant institutions. The Faculty Council believes it is part of the essence of legal education and the existence of the Bar that human rights and equality be promoted by law schools and law societies. The Faculty Council believes that Trinity Western Universitys Community Covenant will necessarily distort the composition of its faculty, demean some members of its student body and send a damaging message to the public about law schools. The Faculty Council believes that subjects involving professional ethics, the Charter, and human rights principles cannot be adequately taught and learned in an institutional environment which systematically excludes or devalues groups of Canadians. The Faculty Council laments the decision of the Approval Committee to provide preliminary approval to Trinity Western University.

Vaughan Black, Professor Weldon Law Building 6061 University Avenue Halifax NS B3H 4H9 Canada Tel: +1.902.494.1011 Fax: +1.902.494.1316 Email:vaughan.black@dal.ca

While recognizing that there are freedom of religion issues at stake here, ultimately we are of the view that these are outweighed by equality concerns regarding sexual orientation and Trinity Western Universitys Community Covenant. The Faculty Council encourages the Nova Scotia Barristers Society to properly apply a human rights lens and thus refuse to approve LL.B or J.D. degrees issued by Trinity Western University for the purposes of admission to the practice of law in Nova Scotia. I was authorized to communicate this motion to you and I trust you will bring it to the attention of the relevant bodies of the Barristers Society. Should you or any of the Societys committees care to reply to me I will make sure that response is relayed to Faculty Council. Yours very truly,

Vaughan Black Chair of Faculty Council