Amend the National Anthems Act to replace words that exclude atheists and immigrants from singing O Canada without being hypocrites, and to remove situations in which playing the official, religious words denies non-believers their right to freedom from religion.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Questions constitutionnelles
Constitutional issues: The theist wording of the National Anthems Act as it denies the right to freedom from religion (SCC Big M Drugs v. The Crown, 1984), Section 319(3)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada, other federal legislation that discriminates against atheists of favours religion.
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Justice et application des lois
Criminal Code of Canada with respect to section 319(3)(b) protecting religious advocates from prosecution for uttering hate speech publicly and publishing hate literature with claims of support from religious texts
Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution
Développement international
International Development with regard to care for human rights of atheists and apostates in countries that receive aid or development resources from Canada
Subvention, Contribution ou autre avantage financier, Politique ou Programme
Relations internationales
International Relations: the position of the Canadian government regarding persecution of atheists and apostates in numerous countries.
Monitor implementation of "Less Complex Claims" category to insure inclusion of atheists as eligible for that status because they are persecuted just as badly as the religious adherents listed in the same countries.
Politique ou Programme
Relations internationales
International trade with regard to awareness of human rights violations under UN human rights guidelines and Canadian human rights standards in establishing and maintaining trade with countries that are known violators of UN and Canadian human rights standards particularly in regards to atheists and apostates.
Politique ou Programme, Règlement
Impôts et finances
Taxation and Finance regarding regulations enforced by the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency in respect of requirements for and benefits of charitable status particularly in those areas where said regulations and interpretations of said regulations favour religious charities over humanist charities
Règlement, Proposition législative, Projet de loi ou résolution, Politique ou Programme