Secular Connexion Séculière
Registration:
12
of
22
(2020-03-20
to
2020-08-17)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- International Development with regard to care for human rights of atheists and apostates in countries that receive aid or development resources from Canada
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Amend the National Anthems Act to replace words that exclude atheists and immigrants from singing O Canada.
- Constitutional issues: Section 93 of The Constitution Act of 1867 regarding minority school systems in Canadian provinces and territories, 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), Sections 296 and 319(3)(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada
- Criminal Code of Canada with respect to section section 319(3)(b) protecting religious advocated from prosecution for hate literature with claims of support from religious texts
- Justice and Law Enforcement
Section 319 3(b) of the Criminal Code of Canada with respect its allowing religious apologists to utter hate speech in public and publish hate literature if said hate speech and/or publication cites religious texts for justification.
- Lobby for changes to Bill C-14 to remove requirement for imminent death as a qualification for medically assisted death and to allow for powers of attorney for personal care to include directions for medically assisted suicide if the individual suffers from dementia when medically assisted suicide would be that individual's choice. Legislation should provide reasonable safeguards to protect people from exploitation and to protect the individual philosophies of medical personnel.
- Lobby for removal of section 319 3b of the Criminal Code of Canada to eliminate the exemption of public hate speech and/or hate literature based on cited support from religious literature from prosecution under section 319 2 for delivering hate speech or literature.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Taxation and Finance
The Income Tax Act, particularly the regulations pertaining to qualification for charitable status that favour religion because of lower requirements for religions than the requirements for groups promoting the Secular Humanist philosophy and the support of Secular Humanists socially.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program, Regulation
- 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
Policies or Program
- International Relations: the position of the Canadian government regarding persecution of atheists and apostates in numerous countries
Policies or Program, Regulation
- 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.