Far from opposing one another, neither fundamental freedoms nor equality can exist without a meaningful guarantee of the other. The paper critiques case law and scholarship that needlessly pits these constitutional guarantees against one another.
Conflicting Rights? Balancing Equality and Fundamental Freedoms
September 12, 2023
Cardus Presentation to Parliamentary Committee on Military Chaplaincy
The essential work of Canadian Armed Forces chaplains of all religious and philosophical traditions must be protected and encouraged.
June 2, 2023
Toward a Hopeful Future
Facing Down Religious Hate
March 16, 2023
Memo: Niagara Regional Council Should Retain Exemption from Development Charges for Places of Worship
Niagara Region Council is planning to remove the exemption from developmental charges for places of worship under By-law 2017-98.
June 30, 2022
Memo: Redefining Chaplaincy
On April 25, 2022 the final report of the Minister of National Defence’s Advisory Panel on Systemic Racism and Discrimination was presented.
April 29, 2022
Policy Priorities for Ontario’s 2022 Election, Religious Freedom Recommendations
Policies enacted to curb the spread of COVID-19 highlighted how policy-makers may not fully understand the importance of public worship.
April 26, 2022
Policy Priorities for Ontario’s 2022 Election
In the lead-up to Ontario’s 2022 election, we are sharing our existing research with everyone equally and seek to collaborate with all people of goodwill.
April 26, 2022
Keeping Ontario’s Places of Worship Open During Emergencies
Restrictions imposed on places of worship were often more stringent than those applied to retail businesses, despite the fact that freedom of conscience and religion are fundamental freedoms.
April 12, 2022
Memo: Evaluating Reasonable Limits on Religious Freedom
Canadian legislators have faced questions about what constitutes “reasonable limits” on the rights and freedoms set out in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
March 14, 2022