Secular Connexion Séculière
Registration:
17
of
22
(2022-06-17
to
2022-11-16)
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 without being hypocrites.
- 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.
- 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
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.
Seek amendment of policy on "Less Complex Claims" category as it excludes atheists from those listed as eligible for that status even though they are persecuted just as badly as the religious adherents listed in the same 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.