Hey friends, just thought I'd offer my take on these happenings
The part of Kirk's case that was ruled on is whether the case would be stayed, as he's said that means 'frozen' pending Allard. His arguments at Trial and BC Supreme Court level were that while his clients are 'covered', 150 gr and no address change were not, and both courts agreed. The crown argued that the 'floodgates' would be opened for people to file in BC, and Tousaw countered with 'that's not my problem, this court has the right to decide Charter issues'.
From what I know of Kirk's case, the entire case is situated around the injunctive relief not being adequate. So his case will not be 'overruling' Allard in that Allard will take years to resolve, but that his case will decide on whether the BC courts provide relief that goes beyond the injunction. I'm sort of puzzled as to why his plaintiffs would not be representative but that might be some peculiarity of provincial law.
So, let's be careful about what we mean when we talk about a 'win'. Currently, all the 'win' says is that Kirk's clients have the right to not have their case stayed. The decision whether to grant relief past the current injunction is the real issue to be ruled on, this verdict is more procedural than anything.
And actually now that I think on it, this verdict might not be representative because of the procedural nature. It's quite possible that the injunctive relief verdict will apply to all similar patients in BC but I'm sure Kirk will go over that once the verdict comes down.