religion
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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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On the Origin of Rights
Are religious justifications for rights and equality inadmissible in Canadian politics? Continue reading
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Trinity Western, Dissected
The video of a discussion of the Supreme Court’s decision, held at the Centre for Constitutional Studies 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
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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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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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“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
Double Aspect 