Don’t relegate religion to secondary tier of protection, say faith groups

Conservative MP David Anderson, Conservative critic for human rights and religious freedom, has been calling for faith leaders to ‘defend the rights’ afforded them by Section 176 of the Criminal Code.
Earlier this year, the justice minister introduced Bill C-51 to clean up the Criminal Code. Included in the bill was a clause that removes section 176, the special criminal-law protections for religious worship services.  This move has caused great concern among a broad swath of rel...

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