# Pickle / Lethbridge / Justice Simard source note

Published: 2026-09-18
Case: Pickle v University of Lethbridge, 2026 ABKB 659
Reasons dated: 2026-09-17; Calgary docket: 2301 09854
Judge: C.D. Simard, matched to Christopher D. Simard in official roster and appointment record.

## Sources checked
- Full 22-page court-issued reasons: https://www.jccf.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026abkb0659.pdf
- Official roster: https://albertacourts.ca/kb/about/justices-applications-judges
- Official appointment announcement, June 23, 2023: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2023/06/minister-of-justice-and-attorney-general-of-canada-announces-a-judicial-appointment-in-the-province-of-alberta.html
- Related separately published PBC companion: https://purebloodcanadians.com/blog/lethbridge-widdowson-lecture-cancellation-charter-ruling-source-check.html

## Provenance
The PDF was obtained from JCCF, an advocacy organization's website, not an official court server. The document is court-issued reasons; its hosting provenance does not make JCCF's broader advocacy claims court findings. Full local PDF and text reviewed, including operative paragraphs 83–90. PDF SHA-256: 2ee32600725a4eda841b85ef4b2fc1a49821b1b571ddf6a263769a7700a94e42. No claim of official-server retrieval.

## Verified scope
Paragraphs 83–84: failure expressly to consider and mention Charter rights; cancellation fundamentally and fatally flawed. Paragraph 85 characterizes the decision as breaching section 2(b). Paragraph 84: merits reasonableness not decided. Paragraphs 88–89: cancellation set aside; no mandatory new lecture, no remittal, no requested formal declaration. Paragraph 90: costs unresolved. Particular governmental action, not a finding that the University is government for every purpose. Section 2(c) not decided. Uninvited-person and academic-staff scenarios expressly outside scope, paragraph 82. This judgment does not decide or overturn the separate 2026 trespass proceeding.

## Identity and duplication checks
Live judge JSON, CSV, directory and profile paths searched before publication; no existing Simard record or profile found. Stable new ID: ab-kb-christopher-d-simard. Official roster lists Christopher D. Simard in Calgary. Justice Canada announcement confirms appointment to Alberta King's Bench in Calgary on June 23, 2023 (announcement date).

## Editorial and image rules
Neutral source trail, not judicial misconduct or ideology endorsement. No private contact/family details. No image or unauthenticated portrait used. No claim of exhaustive later appeal or costs verification.