Thursday, June 19, 2014

Office for Religious Freedom is silent on discrimination against Canadians

Did you that Canada has an Office for Religious Freedom? It was established in 2012. The Prime Minister Stephen Harper said at the time that its purpose was to respond to a growing concern that "around the world violations of religious freedom are widespread and they are increasing." The Harper government must believe the nation can play a role in protecting religious freedom because in his words, "Canada is recognized globally for its leadership on human rights issues, and takes principled positions to promote Canadian values of pluralism and tolerance throughout the world."

But the important question two years later is this: why has the Office of Religious Freedom not spoken up against against Christian discrimination in Canada? Here's some of the evidence.  (more...)

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