Two distinct interpretations of secularism are discussed by Leslie Rosenblood, Secularism Chair of the Centre for Inquiry Canada, and Michel Virard, President of the Association Humaniste du Québec. Moderator: Robert Hamilton, Vice-President of The New Enlightenment Project. Michel’s positionSecularism (laïcité) requires strict state neutrality, especially visible neutrality. Public servants exercising state authority—teachers, judges, police—must not… 

How does Canada’s outdated census question on religion distort public policy, and why are humanists calling for reform to reflect the country’s growing secularism? By Robert Hamilton (President, Humanist Ottawa) Let’s be honest — when was the last time you saw stats on religion[1] and thought: “Yep, that totally reflects what’s going on in Canada”? For most… 

In this video, the New enlightenment project vice-president Robert Hamilton talks with Scott Jacobsen NEP director of advocacies, on how and why we need a new enlightenment. Authors Robert Hamilton Scott Jacobsen Scott Douglas Jacobsen is the Founder of In-Sight Publishing and Editor-in-Chief of “In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal” (ISSN 2369–6885). He is a Freelance, Independent…