Law and Religion
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Truth about Allegiance
At last, a Canadian court declares an oath of allegiance unconstitutional — for all the wrong reasons Continue reading
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La leçon du Père Bourgeois
À propos des symboles religieux dans les écoles privées subventionnées Continue reading
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The Distinctly Awful Society
Unable to enforce existing laws, Quebec is contemplating curtailing religious freedom even more Continue reading
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Bill 21 and the Search for True Religious Neutrality
The saga of Quebec’s Bill 21, An Act respecting the laicity of the State, trudges on. In December, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a Superior Court decision declining to suspend certain parts of the law – which prohibits front-line public employees from displaying overt religious symbols while on duty – until a full application Continue reading
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Day Eight: Anna Su
University of Toronto There are many reasons for judges (especially at the highest court) to write separate dissenting opinions. The first, in my view, is that it sets forth clear positions on the major legal issues of the day, ready to be taken on anew in a future judgment. In that sense, it is the Continue reading
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Ce qui compte
Que le projet de loi anti-religieux du Québec soit ou non raciste ou islamophobe est sans importance. Ce qui compte, c’est son illibéralisme Continue reading
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What Really Matters
Whether Québec’s anti-religious bill is racist or Islamophobic is beside the point. What matters is its illiberalism Continue reading
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Is Québec’s Dress Code Unconstitutional?
There is a serious argument to be made that Québec’s ban on religious symbols infringes the federal division of powers Continue reading
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What’s Left of Freedom?
In the Trinity Western cases, the Supreme Court eviscerates religious liberty in Canada Continue reading
Double Aspect 