[3] Ms. Lohmeyer is a member of the Jehovah’s Witnesses. While she was unable to confirm that the central beliefs or articles of faith of the Jehovah’s Witnesses include a prohibition against joining or providing financial support to a trade union, she testified that she personally objected to the fact that a portion of the dues that she would be required to remit might be used by the Union to support a political party. Ms. Lohmeyer stated that she believed this to be in violation of purported biblical injunctions against supporting organizations that might become involved in conflict.
[4] Ms. Lohmeyer stated that she objected to joining any trade union that required a pledge of allegiance as she viewed it as anathema to the concept that there is only one kingdom, that being the kingdom of God. Ms. Lohmeyer further objected to the payment of dues to the Union because she believed that it made political donations. She said that because of her religious beliefs she does not belong to any political party and does not vote in governmental elections.
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Mrs. Sorenson asks that I vary the order I made as to costs
in her favour by awarding costs as between solicitor and client.
I accede to that request. The organization argues that the
intervention of Mrs. Sorenson was unnecessary. But the Court,
quite properly under the circumstances, accorded her standing in
the proceedings. The position of the organization that she should
be deprived of costs borders on the ironic given that the
organization maintained the litigation in the name of Mr. Lawson
to advance their own interests. Moreover, counsel for the
organization made efforts to prolong the litigation and thus
greatly increase costs on grounds which were entirely irrelevant
to the issue raised in the petition, namely jurisdiction.