A teacher who lost his job after showing a controversial film on religious fundamentalism has finally won his 15-year legal battle over freedom of expression.
The Supreme Court of Canada dismissed Thursday a request by a P.E.I. school board to hear the case of Rick Morin, a former Island school teacher now living in Quebec.
After showing the film 1988, Morin assigned a project to his junior high class asking them what religion means to them.
After an outcry from parents his contract with Birchwood Junior High was not renewed.
The P.E.I. Appeal Court ruled last year that Morin's "freedom of expression" was restricted by school administrators.
The school board appealed, arguing the decision would restrict a principal's control over the classroom.
The Supreme Court's dismissal of the appeal means an end to the case.