Religious Freedom

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Our latest project – The Anglosphere Project – looks at the history of religious freedom in the United Kingdom, The United States of America and Canada. A joint initiative of the Religious Freedom Institute and Cardus, it offers a constitutional and institutional history of this foundational liberty in the Anglo-American tradition. Read more at this link.

We believe in upholding the importance and centrality of religious freedom in our common life.

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Andrew Bennett

Director, The Cardus Religious Freedom Institute

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Why Protecting Conscience Rights Makes Sense

REPORT November 19th

CRFI Director Rev. Dr. Andrew Bennett joins host Danielle Smith on AM770 Radio in Calgary to discuss a new move to formalize legal protections for Alberta healthcare workers’ constitutional right to freedom of conscience.

Protecting doctors' conscience rights preserves a free society

REPORT November 19th

Alberta’s debate on conscience protections, sparked by the introduction of Bill 207, has descended into a cacophony of fear-mongering about discrimination and violations of individuals’ rights, writes Fr. Dn. Andrew Bennett in the Edmonton Journal.

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