Case 1: Liebmann v. Canada (Minister of National Defence) 1. Case Summary Liebmann v. Canada (Minister of National Defence) concerns Lieutenant Andrew S. Liebmann's legal challenge against the decision of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to deny him the position of Executive Assistant to the Commander of the Canadian Forces Task Force in the Middle East during the Persian Gulf crisis, purportedly based on his Jewish faith. Liebmann asserts that this ruling amounted to discrimination as defined by section 15(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms