The court challenges program was unique and something to be celebrated. At the time that it existed, every time I travelled to other countries and compared notes on anti-discrimination protections in these countries, no place that I visited had anything like it. Scholars and policy-makers that I've encountered in other countries have been impressed by Canada's commitment to the charter. Of course, what I find in other countries is that they have laws on the books but also gaps in society that don't reflect those laws. Citizens throw their hands in the air and question the value of a law on paper that isn't actually realized in practice. This kind of program is a way of showing the public that the government actually does care about the Constitution and about the rights contained in the charter.
On April 12th, 2016. See this statement in context.