A Comparison of Free Speech Rights in Canada and the United States
Explore the differences in free speech rights between Canada and the United States, from legal foundations to hate speech laws. Balancing rights and social interests…
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“Exploring the Alarming Rise in Canadian Assisted Suicide Deaths: Is it Here to Stay?”
With rising acceptance of euthanasia and assisted suicide comes the expanding number of Canadian citizens deemed eligible for such procedures. This article delves into the…
Canadian gov’t calculates that expansion of assisted suicide will save taxpayers millions of dollars
In Canada, it is easier for the disabled who do not suffer terminal illness to get approval for assisted suicide than approval for affordable housing.…
Dangerous Money: Gov’t money to churches has strings attached
Would you choose to mount a sixteen-foot maraschino cherry on the roof of your church? You probably wouldn’t, but would you consider doing so if…
Canada’s high court to decide whether courts can hear church membership cases
Last week the Canadian Supreme Court heard arguments over whether civil courts can review churches' internal membership decisions.
Quebec Government Takes Aim at Religious Expression of Public Workers
Though, in its current form, the charter is limited to regulating the religious expression of government employees there can be little doubt that given time,…
Religious freedom under global threat, Canadian ambassador says (ANN)
“We are deeply concerned about the situation in various parts of the world where individuals, including Ahmadiyya Muslims, Bahá'ís, Chaldean Catholics and Coptic Orthodox, Tibetan…
Trial Court Upholds Most of Canada’s Anti-Polygamy Law (Religion Clause blog)
Law Professor Howard Friedman reports on his Religion Clause blog: Excerpt: In Canada, the Supreme Court of British Columbia (the province’s superior trial court)…
CANADA: Symposium to be held on Conscientious Objection
The Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada is sponsoring a Symposium on Conscientious Objection in the Seventh-day Adventist…
Thought & Crime (Liberty Magazine – March/April 2008) – An Update
Update on “Thought and Crime” published in the March/April 2008 issue of Liberty magazine. You may recall that Pastor Stephen Boissoin had gotten himself…