In 1986, Andrews and Smith endorsed Holocaust denier Jim Keegstra's bid to lead the Social Credit Party of Canada.Stanley Oziewicz, "Evangelist wins Socred leadership, attacked as a racist by Keegstra", Globe and Mail, June 23, 1986, A1. The two men appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989, seeking to have their conviction overturned."Top court to decide on hate case appeals", Toronto Star, June 3, 1989, A14. The court rejected the appeal in December 1990, ruling that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms did not protect hate speech in R v Andrews and R v Keegstra.Graham Fraser and Miro Cernetig, "Supreme Court upholds curbs on free expression", Globe and Mail, December 14, 1990, A1. Andrews and Smith served jail terms following the ruling.
