Law and Religion
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The Detestable Attestation
Thoughts on the federal government’s attempt to make religious groups capitulate to its views on abortion Continue reading
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A Hard Case
Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s dismissal of a religious freedom claim based on Aboriginal beliefs Continue reading
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Bashing Bill 62
Criticism of Québec’s face-veil ban coming from elsewhere in Canada is neither hypocritical nor disproportionate Continue reading
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An Easy Case
Why funding Catholic schools on terms not available to others is an obvious infringement of religious freedom Continue reading
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No Money for You
Can Saskatchewan fund non-Catholic students in Catholic schools? Raising government ire, a court says no. Continue reading
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First of All Our Laws
Natural law in a Québec Court of Appeal decision in 1957 Continue reading
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“Intolerant and Illiberal”
The BC Court of Appeal is right to insist on tolerance for an intolerant institution Continue reading
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Marriage Drama
A row about civil and religious marriage in Québec is quite unnecessary In early February, Québec’s Superior Court delivered what should have been a fairly routine judgment dismissing a weak constitutional challenge to provisions of the province’s Civil Code that have usually ― although not always ― been regarded as requiring a person celebrating a Continue reading
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Pré-Censure
La restriction de dépenses pré-électorales est injustifiée et possiblement inconstitutionnelle Comme le rapporte La Presse, le Directeur général des élections du Québec, Pierre Reid, a dit dans un témoignage devant la Commission des institutions de l’Assemblée nationale travailler sur une proposition d’amendement à la Loi électorale en vue de limiter des dépenses « pré-électorale » Continue reading
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Follow Instructions
School prayer is unconstitutional ― even in Alberta and Saskatchewan A couple of months ago, Benjamin Oliphant wrote, on the Policy Options blog, about a controversy over school prayer in Alberta: some schools still start their days with the Lord’s Prayer, which some parents oppose. Constitutionally, Mr. Oliphant pointed out, the matter is somewhat complicated. A Continue reading
Double Aspect 